Wuma and 2 Others v Uganda Railways Corporation
Wuma and 2 Others v Uganda Railways Corporation (Civil Suit 915 of 2017) [2023] UGHCLD 428 (13 October 2023)
The court found that the plaintiffs failed to establish a cause of action against the defendant. The evidence showed that the mandate to offer non-core properties to sitting tenants under the privatization policy rested with the Privatization Unit and the Divestiture Committee, not with Uganda Railways Corporation. The defendant had no legal obligation or capacity to offer the suit premises for sale to the plaintiffs. The court further held that the first plaintiff's claim was res judicata, having been determined in a previous suit. As the plaintiffs could not show any breach of a legal right…
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- Sitting Tenants
- Privatization Policy
- Public Enterprise Divestiture
- Cause Of Action
- Eviction Notices