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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chief Justice, Alfonse Owiny Dollo has revealed that a Jacob Oulanyah Education Trust Fund has been set up to educate the former speaker’s children and others who depended on him. He added that the Fund will be chaired by himself and composed of members like …

Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two High Court judges have pitched camp in Mbarara main prison to expedite and conclude at least 700 cases through plea bargaining. They are Senior Mbarara Resident Judge, Joyce Kavuma, and Lady Justice Jane Okuo Kajuga, the focal person of the plea bargaining programme. They …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has asked judicial officers to impose the death penalty on people found guilty of raping women, killing others, and those who destroy property while rioting. This is among the five elements that he wants the Judiciary to focus on for the development …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Judiciary has revealed that it is yet to put up kiosks to sensitize ordinary people on how to use its new technology to file cases as the institution embarks on a move to eliminate paper usage. In October 2021, Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo launched …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo has urged judicial officers to work hard and position themselves for promotions ahead of the planned recruitment exercise. The Chief Justice was speaking at the Annual Registrars and Magistrates Conference at Mestil Hotel in Kampala. He revealed that the cabinet approved …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Judiciary has deployed 48 newly appointed judicial officers at the rank of Magistrate Grade One to different stations across the country. In a bid to take judicial services closer to the public, the judiciary appointed the magistrates last month following a recruitment process by …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo has asked the newly appointed judges of the High Court and Constitutional Court, to focus on enhancing access to justice while exercising their judicial duties. The Chief Justice made the remarks on Monday evening while presiding over the one week …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo has revealed that the judiciary    disposed off more than 150,000 cases in the previous financial year, majority of which were completed with the use of Alternative Dispute Resolution mechanisms. According to the Chief Justice, during the financial year 2020/2021, the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Judiciary is proposing plans to promote mediation in courts of law, to help in reducing backlog of cases across the country. The Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo revealed that mediation remains a crucial aspect for the judicial work and promoting it will help tackle the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo has said that President Museveni has a right to express his views on bail reforms. In an interview in Kitgum municipality, Dollo said that there is nothing wrong with Museveni expressing his views as a citizen and an elected leader, contrary …