Gov’t Appeals Shs182Bn Award To Pastor Walugembe Over Lwera Wetland Saga
By Keefa Nuwahereza
The
government of Uganda is grappling with a Shs182Bn compensation that was awarded to a city
pastor, who was barred from mining sand in Lwera wetland after securing a license
from the same government.
The Attorney
General (AG) William Byaruhanga, last week appealed against the decision by the
High Court to award Shs182 billion to a city pastor as compensation for
cancellation of his sand mining permit in Lwera, Kalungu District.
The
development came about last week after Kampala High Court awarded Pastor Daniel
Walugembe, through his DMW Uganda Limited, compensation for loss of business
and general damages for illegal cancellation of his permit for sand mining.
The court
awarded DMW Uganda Limited Shs178 billion as compensation for loss of busi...