Rwanda Case Law

SONARWA LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LTD v RUGINA

Court

Supreme Court

Case number

RS/INJUST/RSOC 00001/2022/SC

Rugina Jason was entitled to equal pay as Branch Manager per company regulations and national law. His dismissal was unlawful as procedural requirements were not met. Salary arrears were not time-barred due to continuous reminders and legal action. Damages were properly calculated based on net salary. Procedural bars prevented review of issues not appealed in ordinary proceedings.

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• Equal pay
• Unlawful dismissal
• Statute of limitations
• Calculation of damages
• Procedural requirements for appeals

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AKARERE ka GATSIBO v. RUZABARANDE N’ABANDI

Court

Supreme Court

Case number

RADA 0004/14/CS

The Supreme Court held that Gatsibo District’s appeal was inadmissible because it had lost on the same grounds in the two lower courts and the jurisdictional threshold was assessed by the total award in the case.

• Standing of local government entities
• Compensation for expropriation
• Jurisdiction of supreme court on appeals
• Procedural requirements for appeals
• Administrative-law
• Civil-procedure

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EWSA (ex-RECO-RWASCO ) v. NDAHAYO

Court

Supreme Court

Case number

RADA004/1/11/SC

Ndahayo's claim was properly admitted as it was a labour dispute not subject to the administrative exhaustion and limitation period under Article 339. Damages must be calculated on the proven base salary of 124,000 Frw per month. EWSA's appeal partially succeeds on the quantum of damages but fails on liability.

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• Unlawful termination
• Calculation of damages
• Procedural requirements for appeals
• Employment contracts

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EWSA (ex-RECO-RWASCO ) v. NDAHAYO

Court

Supreme Court

Case number

RADA004/1/11/SC

The Supreme Court held that an employee’s damages claim for unlawful termination was not subject to administrative exhaustion and recalculated damages using the proven base salary.

• Unlawful termination
• Calculation of damages
• Procedural requirements for appeals
• Employment contracts
• Unlawful-termination
• Employment-contracts

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BUGIRIMFURA v. UMUJYI WA KIGALI N’ABANDI

Court

Supreme Court

Case number

RADA 0033/11/CS

The Supreme Court dismissed Bugirimfura Alfred’s administrative appeal as time-barred because he filed in court after the statutory deadline following his complaint to the city authority.

• Judicial review of administrative decisions
• Limitation periods
• Procedural requirements for appeals
• Administrative-law
• Judicial-review
• Limitation-periods

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