A forex trader went to withdraw money from Ecobank. The manager locked him in the toilet, alerted police

Gabriel Achuk, a South Sudanese businessman who claimed he was locked inside the toilet of Ecobank at the Oasis Mall branch, where he had gone to withdraw money, has lost the case against the bank because his affidavit was “defective and incompetent”. Achuk had gone to court accusing the bank and police of violating his…

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The Observer, Watchdog ordered to pay Shs 50 million for ‘defaming’ Mzungu expatriate

On July 29, 2020, The Observer newspaper published a story titled: “Racism charges, staff troubles hit the UN-FAO agency in Uganda.” The story was about Kathryn Clark, who was working as a food security and livelihood expert at the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in Uganda. She was described as someone who “left the Catholic…

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Ex-IGG Beti Kamya wrongfully interdicted Baker Mugaino. He’ll receive Shs 50 million in damages

The High Court has ordered the Inspectorate of Government to pay Baker Mugaino, the commissioner for Land Registration, Shs 50 million in damages over unlawful interdiction. Mugaino was interdicted by former IGG, Beti Kamya, in April this year on allegations of corruption. Mugaino’s wrongful interdiction has been cited as one of the reasons President Museveni…

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