Social media moto mouth blazer Senga Acid, also known as Mutesi Sharon, has been dragged to court by Kampala businessman Hajji
Bakaluba. Bakaluba, who had promise
d to deal with Senga Acid, who has been spoiling people’s names for many years, hired a Canadian law firm to deal with the issue. A Statement of Claim filed before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice indicates that Ugandan businessman and real estate developer Yasin Bakaluba has sued Sharon Mutesi and TikTok Technology Canada Inc. over alleged defamatory content shared on TikTok.
According to the court document, Balaluba says he has built a public reputation through his business activities and social media presence. He alleges that videos posted by Sharon Mutesi on the TikTok account “Professor Senga Acid” contained false statements that harmed his reputation, business interests, and public image.
The lawsuit claims that the videos portrayed Bakaluba as being involved in alleged criminal behaviour, dishonesty, sexual misconduct, abusive conduct, and unethical business practices. Bakaluba denies these allegations, saying the claims are false and defamatory.
He is asking for:
– $CAD 500,000 in general damages (approximately UGX 1.35 billion);
• CAD $200,000 in special damages (approximately UGX 540 million);
• CAD $300,000 in aggravated, exemplary, and punitive damages (approximately UGX 810 million).
In total, Bakaluba is seeking CAD $1 million (approximately UGX 2.7 billion).
Bakaluba is also seeking the removal of the alleged defamatory posts, an order preventing further publication of similar content, legal costs, and any other.
When this blog contacted a lawyer familiar with cases of this nature to ascertain the implications of this case, He stated that it is most likely that Senga Acid could lose this case and be asked to pay a hefty fine, which she might not afford to pay. This then would mean she would serve a sentence in the Canadian prison and be deported upon her release, but further advised that it was too early to speculate that all this would happen.
