The Attorney General (AG) has 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.
Kampala High Court last Wednesday awarded Pastor Daniel Walugembe through his DMW Uganda Limited the 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 business and earnings, special damages worth Shs3 billion as well as Shs1 billion in special damages and legal costs incurred.
But in the Friday notice of appeal, the AG said he was dissatisfied with the May 20 High Court judgment.
The AG said he would serve Pastor Walugembe the documents in regard to the appeal process.
Pastor Walugembe won the case in which AG was sued jointly with the National Environment Management Authority (Nema) over breach of contract in regard to cancellation of his three-year sand mining permit.
The pastor claimed that in June 2015, he was granted a wetland resource use permit for sand mining on 69.6 hectares comprised in Kakwanzi Village, Kitti Parish, Bukamba Sub-county, Kalungu District, which was to run for a period of three years.
Source: DM
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