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The Commercial Court has ordered the son of the late BMK to pay Youth and Children Affairs Minister Balaam Barugahara Shs1.4 billion which he borrowed but failed to pay.

Mr Haruna Muwanga also known as Haruna Kasule Muwanga who doubles as the director of BMK Uganda was also ordered to pay Mr Barugahara damages of Shs140m and interest at a rate of 6 percent per annum.

Justice Thomas Ocaya observed that Mr Barugahara had proved that Mr Muwanga had failed to meet his contractual obligations in an agreement in which he was required to pay the debt within the agreed six months.

“In this case, [Mr Barugahara ] would not have brought this matter to court had [Mr Muwanga] performed [his] contractual obligation or adhered to demands for payment thereafter. As such, I award [Mr Barugahara ] the costs of the suit,” he ruled, noting that considering all the facts of the case, the plaintiff be awarded an interest at a rate of 6 percent per annum on the contractual amount outstanding from the date of default until the date of filing this suit.

In the case filed before the commercial division of the High Court, Mr Barugahara sued Mr Muwanga over breach of contract and recovery of his money amounting to Shs1.4b.

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