UMSC loses appeal to stop sale of its prime properties over Shs19b debt
By Anthony Wesaka | Monitor
The Uganda Muslim Supreme Council (UMSC) Wednesday lost an appeal in which it hoped to stop auctioning of its several prime properties to pay off a Shs19b debt they owe a businessman.
The properties due for auction include land occupied by Gaddafi National Mosque in Old Kampala. In a ruling delivered Wednesday morning, Justice Christopher Gashirabake, who sat as single judge of the Court of Appeal, held that the balance of convenience is to allow businessman Justus Kyabahwa to sell off the eight prime properties to recover his money. Read more