Court orders URA staff to pay colleague Shs100m over WhatsApp defamation

Court orders URA staff to pay colleague Shs100m over WhatsApp defamation

Jjengo sued, arguing that the statements falsely portrayed him as a criminal, a violent individual, and an immoral person

Court Orders Senior URA Official to Apologise and Pay Shs100m Over Defamatory WhatsApp Posts » Business Focus

The High Court in Kampala has ordered a senior Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) officer to apologise and pay UGX 100 million in damages to a colleague over defamatory messages shared on a URA Senior Management WhatsApp group. In Civil Suit No. 0030 of 2023, Nicholas Jjengo sued fellow URA officer James Abola for publishing messages portraying him as a criminal wanted by police, a reckless gunman, a violent aggressor, and an adulterous, immoral per…