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Gaping Man Holes And Drains In Uganda: A Legal Perspective

An open manhole on a Kampala Street

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Paulina Tindarwesire in 1978 while in Kabale Town at around 8:00 pm walking through a common path near a market place suddenly fell in a deep pit. Without knowledge or warning that the pit had been excavated by the Town council which was not fenced or lit, she sustained several injuries and claimed compensation in court against the Town council and awarded Shs. 45,000/= as general damages ( See: Paulina Tindarwesire V. Kabale Town Council (1980) HCB 33).

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