KARATTA Ernest D.O & OTHERS 5603(App) Vs THE ATTORNEY GENERA(Res)The appellants were employees of the then East African Community which died in June 1977. The East African Community which had three countries, namely Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, operated joint activities which included a common air carrier, a harbours corporation, railways, posts 1 and, telecommunications, cargo handling services, posts and telecommunication and others. With the collapse of the community each individual country established its own entity to take over the functions which were being operated under the community. The collapse of the community also brought to an end the employment between the community and its staff.' Most of the staff were employed in the newly established institutions. The problem which occurred was that the employees of the defunct East , .African Community were r.ot paid their pensions and other .beneflts they earned as EastAfrican Community employees promptly.