When the Constitutional court awarded Shs 12.9bn to little- known lawyer Severino Twinobusingye in 2012, after he had sued government over the Amama Mbabazi oil bribes affair, many Ugandans were shocked by this "exorbitant" amount.
Since then, courts have seemed careful when it comes to awarding costs and damages to litigants. But as DERRICK KIYONGA reports, one unreported case is likely to cause uproar. After 18 years of legal battles, the transport company Goodman Agencies Limited is set get Shs 21bn, following a Supreme court ruling heavily criticized by one dissenting judge. Read more
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