Uganda, Dec. 2 -- Kampala businessman Peter Kamya who owned Simbamanyo Estates Limited is dead, his lawyer has said.

Kamya is said to have died in a hospital in Nairobi where he had been admitted a days ago, according to his lawyer, Mr Robert Friday Kagoro of Muwema and Co Advocates.

"He has been sick for some time. He was first admitted to Nakesro some days ago before he was referred to Nairobi about two days ago," Mr Kagoro told publication in a brief phone conversation.

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Without divulging more details, the lawyer said Kamya's court battle to recover his estate took a toll on him.

"When court stayed proceedings in the Si...