High Court awards UCU law student Shs100 million over disputed credit transfer

High Court awards UCU law student Shs100 million over disputed credit transfer

Judge slams UCU for irrational handling of student credit transfer

UCU Busted: Court Awards Student Shs100m Over Graduation Sabotage

A High Court judge has delivered a stinging rebuke to Uganda Christian University (UCU), ordering the institution to pay Shs100 million in damages to a law student after finding that the university unfairly attempted to impose new academic requirements on her just months before graduation. In a ruling delivered on June 12, 2026, Justice Bernard Namanya ruled in favour of Samantha Mwesigye, a Bachelor of Laws student who transferred to UCU from K…

Student awarded Shs100 million in UCU graduation dispute

Former Uganda Christian University Guild President Samantha Mwesigye who has been awarded Ugx 100 million. Kampala, Uganda | URN | The High Court in Kampala has awarded 100 million shillings as compensation for general damages to a law student after finding that Uganda Christian University (UCU) acted irrationally and unfairly in handling the transfer of her academic credits from King’s College London in the United Kingdom. In a ruling delivered…