Attorney General Dismisses Claims of Court Loss.
KAMPALA, Uganda - The Attorney General's Chambers says a news article got it wrong. The article claimed the government lost a big court case. "That is not true," the Chambers said in a statement on Thursday.
The article was about Civil Suit No. 0006 of 2011. In that case, people wanted money for the animals they lost. They lost the animals when the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) fought in northern Uganda.
In 2014, a court said the government should pay the people. But there were long arguments about how much to pay.
The people asked for Shs 179 billion at first. A court official said to pay Shs 53 billion. The Attorney General did not agree. They fought against this number in court.
Justice Duncan Gaswaga heard the case. He agreed with the Attorney General. He told the court official to count the money again.
The official still said the number was too high in March 2024. The Attorney General kept fighting in court.
Finally, Justice George Okello made a choice. He said the government should pay Shs 236 million. The Attorney General called this a "big win."
"The Government saved Shs 179 billion," the statement said. "We are very happy with the court's choice."
KAMPALA, Uganda - The Attorney General's Chambers says a news article got it wrong. The article claimed the government lost a big court case. "That is not true," the Chambers said in a statement on Thursday.
The article was about Civil Suit No. 0006 of 2011. In that case, people wanted money for the animals they lost. They lost the animals when the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) fought in northern Uganda.
In 2014, a court said the government should pay the people. But there were long arguments about how much to pay.
The people asked for Shs 179 billion at first. A court official said to pay Shs 53 billion. The Attorney General did not agree. They fought against this number in court.
Justice Duncan Gaswaga heard the case. He agreed with the Attorney General. He told the court official to count the money again.
The official still said the number was too high in March 2024. The Attorney General kept fighting in court.
Finally, Justice George Okello made a choice. He said the government should pay Shs 236 million. The Attorney General called this a "big win."
"The Government saved Shs 179 billion," the statement said. "We are very happy with the court's choice."
