Dei Industries International Ltd Archives

Retired Justice Dr. Henry Peter Adonyo (left), now mediator in the high-stakes Dei vs Equity Bank dispute and Dr. Mathias Magoola (right), the Dei BioPharma founder at the centre of the case.

Justice Adonyo, Judge Behind Controversial Ham vs. DTB Syndicated Loans Ruling, Now Mediator in Similar Dei vs Equity Bank Row

Retired Justice Dr. Henry Peter Adonyo has been appointed mediator in High Court matter HCT-00-CC-ME-0348-2025, pitting Dei Industries International Ltd against Equity Bank Uganda Ltd. The case, filed in 2024, had been

September 16, 2025

Executive Profiles·The Big Story

Dei's Matthias Magoola (left) has hired lawyer, Fred Muwema (centre) to sue Equity Bank, represented by the Managing Director, Anthony Kituuka (right).

EXCLUSIVE: Despite receiving UGX578 bn from the gov’t Dei BioPharma’s Magoola refuses to pay Equity Bank and instead sues the bank

Despite having received UGX578.4 billion (USD million) in capitalisation from the government of Uganda, part of which was to be used to settle his indebtedness with Equity Bank, controversial pharma-entrepreneur, Matthias Magoola

August 7, 2024