URA officer awarded sh100m over defamatory WhatsApp po

A Ugandan court has awarded a Uganda Revenue Authority officer 100 million shillings in damages after he was defamed on a professional WhatsApp group. The court ruled that false allegations of criminal behavior and immorality caused significant reputational harm.
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