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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two companies battling for the construction of an International Modernized Health Facility in Lubowa Wakiso district have agreed to settle the case out of court.
They are Finasi/ROKO, a special purpose vehicle Limited.
Parliament early this year approved a loan guarantee of 1.4 trillion shillings to Finasi/ROKO, for the construction of the hospital located in Lubowa, Wakiso district.
However, the project has faced setbacks with the SPV Finasi/ROKO falling apart following the introduction of another player Power China Guizhou Engineering co as the civil works contractor.
ROKO petitioned court seeking to alter the move by FINASI international FZC chaired by Enrica Pinneti to eject it from the shareholding in the construction of the hospital.
On July, 4th, 2019, Justice Andrew Bashaija issued an interim order to Roko Construction blocking Finasi/Roko Construction from evicting the former from the site in Lubowa where a specialized International Hospital is to be constructed.
Roko Construction through their lawyer Enos Tumusiime argued that they would suffer damages and would be affected should court decline to grant them an injunction.
Justice Bashaija thus granted them the order however, a few weeks later, Roko construction returned to court citing that Finasi Roko and its agents had continued to evict them including removing their properties from the site.
Roko Construction thus demanded that they be paid a fine of 11.8 billion shillings and punitive damages of 22.1 billion shillings as sanctions for contempt of court.
On Wednesday, the parties told Justice Andrew Bashaija that they are planning to settle the matter out of court.
Justice Bashaija granted them one week to finalize with the mediation and if they fail, they should return to court on September, 4th, 2019.
Media was however not allowed to cover proceedings which were taking place in the Judge’s chambers.
The 264-bed Health care facility if finished, it will be solving most of the complicated diseases that have been forcing Ugandans to go abroad to seek treatment.
It will handle cases of bone marrow transplant, heart diseases, cancer treatment, organ transplant, fertility treatment, highly specialized surgeries, among others.
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