Uganda Case Law

Uganda v Matsiko & Another

Uganda v Matsiko & Another (Criminal Session 17 of 2023) [2025] UGHCACD 13 (27 May 2025)

Court

HC: Anti corruption Division (Uganda)

Case number

Criminal Session 17 of 2023

Judge

Okuo-Kajuga, J

The court found that Matsiko Mutungwire and Nuwagira Tom, as employees of Ibanda District Local Government, entered into a Memorandum of Understanding exchanging part of the Ibanda Local Forest Reserve for alternative land without following the mandatory procedures under the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Act and the National Forestry and Tree Planting Act. The accused failed to seek legal advice from the Attorney General, as required for transactions with significant financial and legal implications. The evidence established that the MOU created enforceable rights and inter…

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• Abuse Of Office
• Public Asset Disposal
• Local Government Liability
• Procurement Irregularities
• Failure To Seek Legal Advice

Abba Limited v Attorney General of the Republic of Rwanda (Appeal 10 of 2022)

Abba Limited v Attorney General of the Republic of Rwanda (Appeal 10 of 2022) [2023] EACJ 7 (24 May 2023) (Appellate Division)

Court

East African Court of Justice

Case number

Appeal 10 of 2022

Judge

Kayobera P, Mjasiri VP, M'lnoti JA, Mugeni JA

The EACJ Appellate Division held that ABBA Limited’s Reference was time-barred because the cause of action arose from the 2015 revocation, not the Ombudsman’s later decision.

• Limitation Periods
• Jurisdiction Rationae Temporis
• Cause Of Action
• Treaty Interpretation
• Public Asset Disposal
• Time-barred-claim

Sittankya Lubega v Masaka Municipal Council (Misc Cause No. 29 of 2017)

Sittankya Lubega v Masaka Municipal Council (Misc Cause No. 29 of 2017) [2021] UGHCCD 204 (5 November 2021)

Court

HC: Civil Division (Uganda)

Case number

Misc Cause No. 29 of 2017

Judge

Katamba Nkwanga, J

The High Court dismissed a judicial review application over a staff house dispute, holding the claims arose from a private tenancy agreement, not public law.

• Judicial Review
• Public Asset Disposal
• Tenancy Agreements
• Natural Justice
• Ultra Vires Actions
• Judicial-review