Tag Archives: case backlog

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Newly appointed High Court registrars have been called upon to assist the judiciary in reducing the backlog and ensure timely dispensation of justice. According to the Chief Registrar, Sarah Langa Siu, the judiciary currently faces a backlog of 43,617 cases that have been in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chief of Defense Forces-CDF General Wilson Mbadi has called upon the newly appointed General Court Martial Chairperson Brigadier General Freeman Robert Mugabe to address the challenge of case backlog during his tenure. He made the call while presiding over the ceremony where the former Court …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Director of Public Prosecutions, Jane Frances Abodo has assigned a team of ten State Attorneys from her office to participate in the Judiciary’s two-year pilot study to hear criminal matters on a daily basis as opposed to organizing sessions. On Monday this week, the Deputy …

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 Deputy Chief Justice Richard Buteera has rejected a proposal by Chief Magistrates in Greater Luwero to organize inter-jurisdictional session hearings to clear the case backlog. According to the case backlog report by Luwero Chief Magistrate’s Court, there are 491 cases as of May 5th 2021. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government should appoint ad-hoc judges to address the challenge of case backlog. According to a report released by World Voices Uganda, a not for profit organization with support from the Democratic Governance Facility- DGF, about 80 percent of Ugandans lack access to formal justice …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The current lockdown because of the COVID-19 pandemic is like to worsen the case backlog, according to the Judiciary spokesperson, Solomon Muyita. On March 19th, 2020, the Chief Justice, Bart Katureebe suspended court proceedings for 32 days in line with the nationwide lockdown announced …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The Deputy Head of the Crimes Division of the High court has said that case backlog will be no more by the end of next year. The criminal division that had more than 150,000 cases now has 922 cases waiting to be heard. The …