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Gideon Olowo v Kampala Capital City Authority and Another (Miscellaneous Application No. 234 of 2025)

High Court · [2026] UGHCCD 94 · 2026 Application Dismissed AI-generated summary ↓ Download Pin to watchlist Add to matter
Jurisdiction
Uganda
Case Type
Application for review of judgment arising from Civil Suit No. 288 of 2018
Decision
Application for review dismissed with no orders as to costs

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Holding

The High Court dismissed the application for review. The court held that the applicant failed to prove that the termination letter constituted new evidence that could not have been produced with due diligence at trial. The applicant had knowledge of the document before the original decree was passed but took no active steps to retrieve it from his wife or former employer until three months after judgment. The court also found that the 1st Respondent was wrongly joined in the review application as it had been absolved of liability in the original judgment.

Outcome

Application for review dismissed with no orders as to costs

Facts

The applicant was injured by a stray bullet on 28 April 2014 during a police operation to assist KCCA agents in evicting trespassers at Mbuya 2, Zone 1, Kinawataka. He filed Civil Suit No. 288 of 2018 against KCCA and the Attorney General seeking special and general damages. On 28 February 2022, Hon. Justice Esta Nambayo found that KCCA was not vicariously liable for police actions but held the 2nd Respondent (Attorney General) liable and awarded the applicant UGX 10,000,000 in general damages. The court noted that the applicant had not led evidence of loss of employment. The applicant subsequently obtained a termination letter from his former employer (SOC Company in Iraq) showing his contract was terminated on 13 May 2014 due to disability. He filed this application for review seeking to increase general damages to UGX 116,640,000, claiming his wife had left the matrimonial home with all his documents including the termination letter, preventing him from producing it at trial.

Issues

  1. Whether the termination letter constitutes new and important evidence justifying review of the judgment in Civil Suit No. 288 of 2018.
  2. Whether the applicant exercised due diligence in attempting to obtain the termination letter before the original decree was passed.
  3. Whether the 1st Respondent should be joined in the application for review given that it was not held liable in the original judgment.
  4. Whether the award of general damages should be increased from UGX 10,000,000 to UGX 116,640,000.

Orders

  • Application dismissed.
  • No order as to costs.

Rules and key headnotes

Civil Procedure — Review of Judgment — New and Important Evidence — Due Diligence Requirement
For an application for review to succeed on the ground of discovery of new and important evidence, the applicant must demonstrate that after the exercise of due diligence, the evidence was not within his or her knowledge or could not be produced at the time the decree was passed.
Civil Procedure — Review of Judgment — Evidence Within Applicant's Knowledge
Where an applicant had knowledge of the existence of evidence before the passing of the decree but failed to take active steps to retrieve and produce it at trial, such evidence cannot form the basis for review as new and important matter.
Civil Procedure — Review of Judgment — Parties to Review Application
A party who was absolved of liability in the original judgment should not be joined in an application for review where the review seeks only to enhance damages awarded against another party.

Legislation cited (7)

Cases cited (4)

  • John Imaninguha v Uganda Revenue Authority and Another (High Court Miscellaneous Application No. 2770 of 2021)
  • Dr. Dennis Lwamafa v Attorney General (High Court Civil Suit No. 79 of 1983) [1992] I KALR 2
  • Re Nakiwbo Chemists (U) Ltd [1979] HCB 12
  • Yusuf v Mokonch [1971] FA 104

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Gideon Olowo v Kampala Capital City Authority and Another (Miscellaneous Application No. 234 of 2025) [2026] UGHCCD 94 (26 March 2026)
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