Through their lawyers Brian Ronald Watmon and Geoffrey Borris Anyuru of Odongo and Company Advocates, Young Elephant Football Club in Nwoya District has sued Makerere University for issuing them fake COVID-19 test results.,
According to Young Elephant FC, they submitted 20 players to the Makerere College of Health Sciences Laboratory for COVID-19 testing on October 29th, 2020.
The club claims that the laboratory issued results indicting that eight of the 20 players had tested positive for COVID-19 and as a result, the club was stopped from participating in the Federation of Uganda Football Association – FUFA Big League playoffs.
More details indicate that the club decided to conduct confirmatory tests for the affected players at Uganda Virus Research Institute – UVRI on October 30th, 2021, which turned out negative. The club followed up the results with another test at the Mobile COVID-19 laboratory in Adjumani which was also negative.
According to club’s lawyers, Makerere University Laboratory was negligent in conducting the COVID-19 tests and therefore the institution should pay for the damages caused, according to its civil suit 04/2021 before Gulu High Court
The Chief Executive Officer of Young Elephant FC, Jimmy Ojok has revealed that his players were traumatized by the fake COVID-19 test results and therefore they should compensate the players. Ojok also wants the university to pay them UGX 30 million for the damages and the cost incurred in preparation for the league.
