The Supreme Court dismissed Bank of Uganda’s appeal, upholding awards for pension-related general damages and interest, and rejecting a late bias objection.
Biryomumaisho & 2 Others v Ibanda District Local Government (Civil Suit 91 of 2018) [2023] UGHC 277 (20 April 2023)
Court
High Court of Uganda
Case number
Civil Suit 91 of 2018
Judge
Joyce Kavuma, J
The High Court dismissed a claim for pension and gratuity arrears, holding the plaintiffs failed to prove entitlement to payment based on salary scale U7 upper.
Attorney General v Kasule and 1022 Others (Miscellaneous Application 43 of 2010) [2022] UGHCCD 326 (4 December 2022)
Court
HC: Civil Division (Uganda)
Case number
Miscellaneous Application 43 of 2010
Judge
Douglas Karekona Singiza, J
The High Court reviewed and corrected its earlier ruling on former KCC workers’ benefits, set aside the consent variation order, and dismissed the consolidated applications.
Uganda Railway Corporation v Kasolo Kiberu and 128 Others (Civil Appeal No. 30 of 2014) [2022] UGCA 167 (20 June 2022)
Court
Court of Appeal of Uganda
Case number
Civil Appeal No. 30 of 2014
Judge
Egonda-Ntende, JA, Muzamiru, JA, Gashirabake, JA
The Court of Appeal held that Uganda Railways Corporation was not liable for pension benefits for pre-1 July 1977 EARC service, but upheld general damages.
The Industrial Court held that the claimant’s pension and terminal benefits claim was time barred and unsupported on the merits, dismissing the claim.
Hatega v Attorney General and Anor (Labour Dispute Claim 19 of 2014) [2021] UGIC 1 (22 January 2021)
Court
Industrial Court of Uganda
Case number
Labour Dispute Claim 19 of 2014
Judge
Ruhinda-Ntengye, J, Tumusiime-Mugisha, J
The court partly allowed a widow’s labour claim, rejecting accumulated pension and survivor’s benefit claims, but awarding death gratuity, damages, interest, and costs.
Rwakoma v Makerere University & Another (MISCELLANEOUS CAUSE NO. 153 OF 2014 & APPLICATION NO. 812 OF 2017) [2019] UGHCCD 262 (27 June 2019)
Court
HC: Civil Division (Uganda)
Case number
MISCELLANEOUS CAUSE NO. 153 OF 2014 & APPLICATION NO. 812 OF 2017
The court found that the applicant retired on 30th April 2012 and was entitled to benefits under the University Retirement Benefits Scheme and Deposit Administration Plan, but not the in-house retirement benefits scheme (IHRBS), as she had not completed ten years of service by the scheme's closure on 31st March 2009. The Human Resource office was directed to verify whether the applicant received all her due benefits under the DAP and University scheme, and to pay any outstanding amounts. The applicant's claim for repatriation/transport costs was referred to the Human Resource office for deter…
The Court found that the documents submitted by the Applicants as new evidence—including correspondence with the Chief Justice, newspaper articles, reports from the Tanzania Legal and Human Rights Centre, and other annexures—were either already presented and considered in the initial proceedings or were publicly available prior to the original judgment. The only document produced for the first time, a newspaper article dated 16 March 2011, was deemed not to have any bearing on the exhaustion of local remedies or undue prolongation, as it did not demonstrate that remedies were exercised or att…
Nakilyowa v Attorney General (Misc Application No. 320 of 2013) [2014] UGHCCD 42 (20 March 2014)
Court
HC: Civil Division (Uganda)
Case number
Misc Application No. 320 of 2013
The High Court refused default judgment, holding that a pending application to file a defence out of time meant the respondent should not be condemned unheard.
The Court of Appeal held that the successor electricity company was liable for pension rights earned under UEB, allowed the appeal, and set aside the High Court ruling.