{"id":91273,"date":"2024-12-02T13:01:04","date_gmt":"2024-12-02T13:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/rwandan-lawyers-call-out-politics-affecting-open-practice-in-east-africa"},"modified":"2024-12-02T13:13:07","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T13:13:07","slug":"rwandan-lawyers-call-out-politics-affecting-open-practice-in-east-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/rwandan-lawyers-call-out-politics-affecting-open-practice-in-east-africa","title":{"rendered":"Rwandan lawyers call out \u2018politics\u2019 affecting open practice in East Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>Rwandan lawyers have called for open cross-border policies within the East African region, urging countries to move beyond \u201cpolitics\u201d and protectionist tendencies that hinder the smooth operation of the legal practice.<\/p>\n

The call was reiterated during the East African Law Society (EALS) annual conference and general assembly which concluded on Saturday, November 30 in Uganda.<\/p>\n

Among the key outcomes of the assembly was the commissioning of research to assess the current state of cross-border legal practice in the region.<\/p>\n

The President of the Rwanda Bar Association, Moise Nkundabarashi, who attended assembly alongside lawyers from prominent law firms, said the Rwanda\u2019s lawyers were barred from practicing in neighbouring countries despite opening its own open policy.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat is clear is that Rwanda has done everything that was needed in terms of legislation and we now have approximately 58 members that have been admitted from the other East African countries,\u201d Nkundabarashi told The New Times, decrying the lack of reciprocity by some countries.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll we are saying here as Rwanda is that we are calling all other state partners, state members of the EAC, to do the same because they have not yet domesticated the treaty in their jurisdiction. And the issues around cross-border practice have always been discussed but it looks like there is a lot of politics involved where some people want to protect their market,\u201d he argued.<\/p>\n

After the completion of the proposed research that the regional law society commissioned, the RBA expects to use the results to continue pushing for open cross-border practice in the East African Community, Nkundabarashi reckoned.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have committed at the AGM (annual general meeting) that we are going to advocate and make sure that cross-border practice becomes a reality. It’s a commitment that we have taken,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, at the same meeting, Rwandan lawyer Angele Buzayire was elected council member of EALS, joining Nkundabarashi among the representatives of the Rwanda Bar Association for the next 2 years.<\/p>\n

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