Uganda, Feb. 22 -- Uganda's High Commission in Ottawa, Canada, has set tongues wagging after it demolished the official diplomatic residence, a stucco house, which had "heritage protection" under Canadian laws to be replaced by an eight-storied structure.

The "unapproved" demolition, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) first reported on February 9, infuriated both area residents, and local authorities who are mulling legal action against the construction company hired by the High Commission for the redevelopment work.

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The High Commission enjoys immunity from such legal action under the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations

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