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UHRC Tribunal in Mbarara orders government to pay Shs80m over 2015 police shooting of boda boda rider in Mitooma

Justice & Court Rulings Single source Mbarara Nov 2025 (day not reported) Severity: 1/5

According to ChimpReports, the Uganda Human Rights Commission Tribunal sitting in Mbarara ordered government to pay Shs80 million to the family of a boda boda rider shot dead by a police officer in Mitooma District in March 2015. Commission Chairperson Mariam Wangadya said the Tribunal found the officer had acted with reckless disregard for human life.

Single source: Reported by one outlet; not yet independently confirmed.

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