The applicant was represented by Mr. Isaac Bakayana while the respondent was represented by Mr. G. Okello. Counsel for the applicant submitted that the applicant had a prima facie case in the head suit with a high probability of success. He submitted that the Applicant has a trade mark for Supermatch cigarettes which is not denied by the respondents. That Annexture A1 and A3 show that the applicants sister company in south Sudan also has a trade mark for Supermatch cigarettes. He went on to submit that the Supreme Court of south Sudan barred master mind Tobacco Company Kenya from using the trademark in south Sudan and that the above government only authorizes the applicant and its sister company for importing Supermatch cigarettes in to South Sudan which is also not denied. Counsel for the applicant further submitted that his clients would suffer irreparable loss that could not be atoned for in damages because these cigarettes transiting Uganda to south Sudan are subsequently re-imported into Arua in Uganda which is smuggling and that the loss can not therefore be estimated. As to balance of convenience the learned counsel for the applicant submitted that the respondent will not suffer anything on the contrary if the temporary injunction is granted. In reply counsel for the respondent Authority submitted that the existence of the trademark is not denied as far as Uganda and south Sudan is concerned. He submitted that the Authority had a defence to the case because the respondent is mandated Uganda as a land locked country to provide reciprocal support to countries which do the same to Uganda to allow trade (that is Kenya). He referred

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