Roko Loses Bid to Overturn Shs 199 Million Arbitration Award
A Ugandan court has upheld a 199 million Shilling arbitration award in favor of Senaca (U) Limited against Roko Construction Limited. The court rejected Roko's attempts to halt the enforcement of the award, confirming the validity of the arbitration process.
Why it matters
The ruling reinforces the enforceability of private arbitration agreements in commercial disputes within the Ugandan legal system.
Court has upheld a final arbitral award in a commercial dispute between Roko Construction Limited and Senaca (U) Limited, dismissing Roko’s attempt to halt enforcement of the award on the basis of an alleged liquidation petition and rejecting its bid to set aside or vary the arbitrator’s decision. In a judgment delivered by Hon Justice Ocaya Thomas O.R on 27 August 2026, the court ruled that the stay application had no evidentiary basis, that section 97(1)(c) of the Insolvency Act did not suspend proceedings commenced by the company itself, and that the arbitral award remained valid, binding and enforceable as though it were a decree of the court.
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