The High Court has ruled that state minister for transport, Joy Kabatsi acted illegally to direct the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) to send on forced leave its former director of human resource and administration in May last year. Justice Musa Ssekaana held that the decision of the Minister requesting Jabbe Pascal Osinde Osudo to go on forced leave in absence of the Board was unlawful. The judge, however, ruled that the Court could give any orders affecting Osudo’s employment since he was no longer in the same employment after his job was already terminated following a case in regard…
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Court has ordered a businessman Joseph Sendagire and valuer Eddie Nsamba Gayiiya to jointly pay more than Shs448 million to KCB Bank Uganda Limited as recovery of loan fraudulently acquired and losses incurred. Justice David Wangutusi of the Commercial Division of the High Court ordered Sendagire and Gayiiya to pay to the bank Shs398,201,669 as the loan sum and Shs50 million as general damages. He ordered that the loan sum shall attract an interest of 20 percent per annum from May 2012 while the Shs50 million attracts 6 percent from date of judgment and that the duo shall pay legal…
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The Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) has appealed against the dismissal of a case in which it was seeking to recover more than Shs21 billion from contractor, Dott Services Limited. In a media statement, the national roads authority states that the case against Dott Services Limited and Professional Engineering Consultants (PEC) was wrongly decided by the court. Last week, the Commercial Court dismissed with costs, a case in which UNRA had sought to recover Shs21 billion with interests. Records show that UNRA paid Shs29.8 billion to Dott Services Limited as compensation for prolongation costs for staged reconstruction of Tororo-Mbale…
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Hon. Justice David Wangutusi of the Commercial Division of the High Court has ordered Stanbic Bank to pay over UGX230 million to an Iganga businessman, Mr Isanga Dauda, for illegally refusing to credit his account with a loan that the bank had approved. Justice Wangutusi, despite objections by Stanbic, ruled that the loan facility was withdrawn in total breach since the complainant (Isanga) did not do any act the loan agreement had prohibited. “…there was a valid contract, the plaintiff did his part as required by the facility letter and the defendant (bank) failed to honour her part by failing…
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The Ministry of Education and Sports officials have been charged over corruption related cases in regard to the award of construction contract for a government facility. The four officials serving in different capacities were arraigned before the Anti-corruption Court in Kampala on charges of corruption, abuse of office and conspiracy to defraud after soliciting for a 10 percent bribe of the total contract price. The suspects working with the Ministry of Education are Edward Frederick Lubinga an Architectural Assistant, Doreen Matovu Lwanga (Civil Engineer and Acting Head of Construction Management Unit), Hajji Abdul Nsubuga (Project Management Professional) and Solomon…
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Makerere University has been taken to court for alleged breach of trust deed in regard to remitting employees’ monthly contributions to the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) instead of sending it to the staff retirement scheme. In September 2009, Makerere University and the Registered Trustees of Makerere University Retirement Benefits Scheme signed a trust deed requiring the former to remit 10 percent of the employers’ contribution to the scheme. In the case filed before the High Court, the Registered Trustees of Makerere University Retirement Benefits Scheme allege that the university administration only remitted 5 percent for the months of March,…
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Court has ordered the defunct Lanex Forex Bureau Limited to pay $160,000 to its former client, Damas Mulagwe as a refund of what was taken as deposit contrary to the regulations governing financial institutions. Court of Appeal judges Cheborion Barishaki, Stephen Musota and Christopher Madrama unanimously dismissed with costs, the appeal in which Lanex Forex Bureau Limited had sought to overturn a lower court decision. In the lead judgment, Justice Madrama held that the appeal did not have merit since the forex bureau received the deposit yet it is prohibited by law from accepting deposits from customers. “Its officials were…
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The Court of Appeal has dismissed a case in which Nakasero Market Sitting Tenants (NAMASITE) was challenging the dismissal of its case against the award of a sub-lease for the redevelopment of the Market. In a unanimous judgement, three justices of the Appeal Court; Fredrick Egonda-Ntende, Stephen Musota and Remmy Kasule disallowed the appeal in which NAMASITE was challenging the dismissal of its case. A group of traders under their NAMASITE had faulted the High Court for failing to appreciate the law and facts of the case before dismissing its case on reasoning lack of sufficient evidence. Court documents indicate…
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Court has ordered city socialite Brian Kirumira also known as Bryan White to pay businessman Alex Binyenda $160,000 (more than Shs566 million) as balance for purchase of a Mercedes Benz, motor vehicle. Justice Jeanne Rwakakooko of the Commercial Division of the High Court ordered Kirumira to pay an interest of 6 percent per year on the Shs566 million from May 2018 to the date of judgment and legal costs incurred by the complainant. “The defendant (Kirumira) having admitted that there is indeed a balance on the purchase price of $160,000, the plaintiff is therefore entitled to the sum of $160,000,…
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Court has dismissed, with costs, an application in which the Uganda Development Corporation (UDC) and its Executive Director, Dr Patrick Birungi had sought to halt an order requiring them to fill vacancies at the level of managers of departments. The 2020 court order directed Dr Birungi to also promote and externally hire without the involvement of and the approvals from the executive committee of UDC and adherence to human resource manual which is illegal. High Court judge Musa Ssekaana ruled that an order passed by a competent court should be allowed to be executed unless a strong case is made…
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