Govt to pay rancher sh300m in damages
GOVERNMENT has agreed to pay a Mbarara rancher sh325m as compensation for vandalism of property on his ranch by UPDF soldiers deployed by Major Kakooza Mutale, reports Jude Etyang.
The Attorney General represented by Oryem Okello on Thursday told court that the Government had agreed to pay Barnabus Taremwa in an out of court settlement of a suit which the latter had filed.
Taremwa took the Government to the Commercial Court, seeking over sh500m as damages for property destroyed and losses incurred when the soldiers evicted him and his workers from the 8.5km ranch in Byanamira village in July 2001.
Taremwa claimed that he lost over 700 head of cattle during the eviction and that infrastructure had also been destroyed by the
soldiers.
Oryem said he talked with Taremwa and it was agreed that the sh325m was the full and final settlement of Taremwa’s claims.
According to agreement each party would cater for their respective legal costs.
Taremwa was represented by Nicholas Ecimu and Gilbert Musinguzi. Justice James Ogoola, who presided over the hearing passed the consent judgement according to the parties agreement.
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