SAIDA KAUMO v. TANZANIA TELECOMMUNICATION, CORPORATION, CIVIL APPEAL NO. 10 OF 2020

Abstract

Held: (i) A court must correctly interpret and apply saving provisions in transitional laws to ensure that pending disputes are determined by the appropriate forum with the requisite jurisdiction. (ii) In terms of paragraph 13 of the Schedule to the ELRA, the dispute was required to be dealt with in accordance with the repealed laws. The High Court made an error to nullify the proceedings and decisions of the Industrial Court and striking out Revision No. 13 of 2010 that was before it.