Justice Irene Mulyagonja

The Court of Appeal has upheld a High Court decision ordering Imperial Royale Hotel, one of Kampala’s flagship luxury hotels, to refund government $1.46 million (about UGX 5.05 billion) and pay UGX 800 million in general damages, for what judges described as a fundamental breach of contract tied to preparations for the 2007 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM). In a unanimous ruling delivered on November 4, 2025, justices Moses Kazibwe Kawumi, Irene Mulyagonja, and Oscar John Kihika dismissed the hotel’s appeal in its entirety, bringing to a close one of the most enduring and controversial legal battles from Uganda’s…