Mumbere and 2 Others v Uganda Wildlife Authority
Mumbere and 2 Others v Uganda Wildlife Authority (Civil Suit 65 of 2022) [2024] UGHC 888 (12 July 2024)
The court found that the plaintiffs were attacked and injured by a stray lion under the exclusive control of the defendant, Uganda Wildlife Authority, and that the defendant failed in its statutory and common law duty to contain, monitor, and control the lion within the conservation area. The evidence, including eyewitness testimony, medical records, photographic exhibits, and the defendant's own press release, established on a balance of probabilities that the attacks and loss of livestock were caused by the defendant's negligence. The doctrine of res ipsa loquitur applied, shifting the burd…
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- Negligence
- Strict Liability
- Wildlife Human Conflict
- Personal Injury
- Loss Of Property
- Compensation