Uganda v Agaba (Session Case 1 of 2021) [2022] UGHCACD 7 (2 December 2022)
Court
HC: Anti corruption Division (Uganda)
Case number
Session Case 1 of 2021
Judge
Tibulya, J
The High Court convicted Edgar Gerald Agaba on two counts of abuse of office, three counts of causing financial loss, and three counts of embezzlement.
Tulihamu Budongo Sacco Limited v Karubanga (Civil Suit No. 29 of 2014) [2022] UGHCCD 101 (2 June 2022)
Court
HC: Civil Division (Uganda)
Case number
Civil Suit No. 29 of 2014
Judge
Byaruhanga Rugyema, J
The court found that the Defendant, while serving in fiduciary positions within the Plaintiff SACCO, withdrew and misappropriated funds and assets without proper authorization or approval, failed to account for the funds, and abused his position for personal gain. The Defendant's explanations and purported accountabilities were unsupported by evidence, and he failed to prove that the expenditures were authorized or benefited the Plaintiff. The Plaintiff discharged its burden of proof regarding the unauthorized withdrawals and advances, while the Defendant failed to rebut the presumption of mi…
Asiimwe v Uganda (HCT-00-AC-CN 36 of 2015) [2016] UGHCACD 1 (6 January 2016)
Court
HC: Anti corruption Division (Uganda)
Case number
HCT-00-AC-CN 36 of 2015
The appellant, as cashier of Mandela National Stadium, received 150 million shillings on behalf of her employer, as evidenced by a signed payment voucher. She failed to bank the money or record it in the stadium's accounts, thereby depriving the stadium of revenue for hosting the NRM Conference. The defence that the transaction was a private deal is untenable, as the voucher and her employment duties required her to treat the funds as stadium property. The absence of a formal contract or invoice was a deliberate irregularity but did not affect the legality of the transaction. The appellant's…
Uganda v Obore & Ors (Criminal Appeal No 0024 0f 2014) [2015] UGHCCRD 446 (26 August 2015)
Court
HC: Criminal Division (Uganda)
Case number
Criminal Appeal No 0024 0f 2014
Judge
Tibulya, J
The High Court allowed the prosecution appeal, set aside the acquittal, and convicted the respondents of embezzlement, abuse of office, and causing financial loss.
Mutaka v Uganda Post ltd (Civil Suit No. 690 of 2002) [2013] UGHCCD 71 (22 May 2013)
Court
HC: Civil Division (Uganda)
Case number
Civil Suit No. 690 of 2002
The High Court upheld the dismissal of an employee found to have misappropriated company funds, dismissed his wrongful dismissal claim, and allowed the employer’s counterclaim.