Kampala- Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago has lost a bid to block an order requiring him to pay close to Shs50 million to former Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) executive director, Ms Jennifer Musisi.
The money is in claims of legal costs Ms Musisi incurred to prosecute a case in which Mr Lukwago sued her in person.
High Court Judge, Justice Andrew Bashaija, on Friday dismissed, with costs, Mr Lukwago application in which he sought to halt the pay order. Instead, he asked to grant him an order to reinstate his appeal against the taxed Bill of costs issued in 2012.
Justice Bashaija ruled that it was incumbent upon Mr Lukwago to move court to clarify on its order if he felt it was not specific or unclear.
The dismissal of Mr Lukwago’s application followed preliminary objections raised by Ms Musisi through her lawyers Kasirye, Byaruhanga and Co Advocates, in which they argued that the move by Mr Lukwago to have a dismissed appeal reinstated amounted to abuse of court process.In July 2012, Mr Lukwago was ordered to pay legal costs incurred by Ms Musisi in a power struggle case which was dismissed.
Mr Denis Sembuya, one of the lawyers representing Ms Musisi, argued that reinstating a dismissed appeal delays in prosecution of cases.