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MP Arthur Odera awarded Sh5m for Shujaa Ekisa's defamatory Facebook post

Teso North MP Arthur Odera (L).The High Court has awarded him Sh5 million for being defamed on Facebook by Peter Ekisa alias Shujaa Ekisa. (PHOTO: COURTESY)

A man has been ordered to pay Teso North MP Arthur Odera Sh5 million for defaming him on Facebook.

High Court Judge Mbogholi Msagha ruled that Peter Ekisa alias Shujaa Ekisa should pay the MP for posting on his Facebook wall that Odera had allegedly misused Uwezo Fund resources.

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