Uganda, Feb. 14 -- The Court of Appeal has ordered businessman Patrick Bitature and his wife Carol Nzaro Bitature to face fraud trial in connection with a loan from South African firm Vantage Mezzanine Fund.

While striking out the application by the businessman on February 2, Justice Hellen Obura who sat as a single judge, held that the application by the businessman was incompetent before her.

Justice Obura reasoned that the Bitature's application was already overtaken by events, hence nothing to save.

"Before I take leave of this matter, I wish to observe that even if I had not found the application incomplete, I would still dismiss it for two reasons. First of all, this application has been overtaken by events as it is clear from th...