Industrial Court orders Civil Aviation Authority to pay Shs 26m to unfairly dismissed whistleblower

According to The Observer, the Industrial Division of the High Court ruled that the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority unlawfully dismissed a former security assistant who had reported the smuggling of 12 rhino horns through Entebbe International Airport in 2017, and awarded him about Shs 26 million in general damages. The court rejected his claim for Shs 300 million and for future earnings as excessive and speculative.