Court awards sh50m in damages to Kakwenza over torture

On April 13, 2020, Kakwenza was arrested by security agencies and held incommunicado until April 20, 2020.

Novelist Kakwenza Rukirabashaija has been awarded sh50m by High Court after finding that he was tortured by security agencies. (File photo)

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Self-exiled novelist Kakwenza Rukirabashaija has been awarded sh50m in damages by the Civil Division of the High Court in Kampala after making a finding that

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Court awards sh50m in damages to Kakwenza over torture

On April 13, 2020, Kakwenza was arrested by security agencies and held incommunicado until April 20, 2020.

Novelist Kakwenza Rukirabashaija has been awarded sh50m by High Court after finding that he was tortured by security agencies. (File photo)

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