Loan defaulter moves to sue Barclays for Shs1.7bn over published photo

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Last week, seasoned lawyer Fred Muwema warned banks that their fascination with publishing images and other data about clients who fail to meet their loan obligations was not only wrong but also illegal. And now one 'victim' has threatened to sue if a local bank does not pay up for publishing her photo. In Uganda, banks publish data of clients regularly and most loan defaulters live with the humil