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The Court of Appeal dismissed an expropriation appeal, holding the claim was filed out of time after a valuation dispute and that the 120-day rule did not apply here.
The appeal partially succeeds: compensation is limited to the portion of land not already compensated by RSSB (2,075 m2), calculated at the current market rate (60,000 Frw/m2), plus statutory damages for expropriation delay. Consultancy fees are denied due to insufficient evidence and lack of causal link to the appellant's actions. Each party bears its own litigation costs.
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The Court of Appeal held that the second appeal by Umujyi wa Kigali was inadmissible because the appellant lost in both lower courts on the same legal grounds, specifically regarding the respondent's entitlement to compensation for expropriation. Both lower courts applied the same legal reasoning and found for the respondent, thus Article 52(3) of Law No. 30/2018 barred a second appeal. The court also confirmed the respondent's entitlement to costs and attorney fees at this level.
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The Court of Appeal held that the 15-day deadline to challenge expropriation valuation ran from the date Niyigena signed the disagreement memorandum, and dismissed the appeal.
The Court of Appeal recalculated expropriation compensation based on the land’s designated use and current valuation, denied late-payment damages, and refused costs or attorney fees.
Compensation for expropriation must be calculated based on the current market value and designated use of the property at the time of valuation, not the original purchase price or intended use by the owner. Delay damages are not awarded unless previously litigated. Legal costs and advocate fees are not awarded where both parties partially succeed and fail.
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The High Court held that Ruhango District reversed an expropriation after valuation of the applicants’ land, triggering statutory compensation of 5% of the assessed amount.
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