The Applicants alleged that the continued non-payment of the decretal sum to them by the Government of Uganda is in violation of the rule of law, democracy and good governance as per Articles 6(c) and (d), 7(2) and 8(1) (c) of the EAC Treaty.
Tume ya Haki za Binadamu na Utawala Bora (THBUB) ni idara huru ya serikali iliyoundwa kwa mujibu wa Kifungu cha 129(1)(c) cha Katiba ya Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania ya mwaka 1977 na Sheria ya Tume ya Haki za Binadamu na Utawala Bora Na. 7 ya mwaka 2001.