Uganda: Govt Opposes Sh13 Billion Reward for Mbabazi Supporter – allafrica.com

Kampala, Uganda – East Africa/February 17, 2013

By John Odyek and Moses Walubiri

Government has rejected the sh12.9b costs awarded to a city lawyer who blocked Parliament from forcing Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi and two other ministers from stepping down in the oil bribery saga.

“I find the costs astronomical. My office finds the costs unjustified. We are appealing that ridiculous decision. Nowhere in Ugandan or in East Africa have such costs been awarded,” Freddie Ruhindi, deputy attorney general stressed.