Tag Archives: Judiciary

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The shortage of justices is affecting the performance of the Supreme Court, Justice Stella Arach Amoko has revealed. This was part of her presentation to the 23rd Annual Judges Conference at Mestil Hotel in Kampala being held under the theme, “the Administration of the Judiciary …

Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mbarara district council has agreed to a resolution by the district executive to allocate land to the Judiciary for the construction of the Court of Appeal. The resolution that was tabled before the council by Didas Tabaro, the district chairperson, was unanimously approved by the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo has asked judicial officers to participate in health activities for keeping them fit to avoid illnesses that are associated with sitting in offices for many hours such as back pain among others. The Chief Justice made the call on Friday …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Judiciary has received electronic equipment worth 350 Million Shillings to boost efforts in fast-tracking gender-based violence cases. The equipment that included 30 desktop computers, two sets of court recording and transcription machines were donated by the Australian Development Cooperation together with the United Nations …

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 judiciary needs an additional allocation of 202 billion Shillings next financial year to cater for the construction of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal buildings in Mbarara and Gulu, among others. The construction of the Supreme Court building is expected to cost 10.9 billion …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The judiciary is proposing to increase fees for filing different cases across all courts in the country. This was revealed on Wednesday by the Principal Judge Dr. Flavian Zeija at Mestil Hotel Kampala, in a meeting with the lawyers. The meeting was aimed at getting …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) has blamed the judiciary for causing unnecessary delays in the trial of several cases despite the overwhelming evidence sent to court. Charles Twine, the CID spokesperson said over the years, they have noticed that many cases whose evidence was fully …

Mbarara, Uganda |THE INDEPENDENT| A row has erupted between Mbarara City and the District over ownership of land that was allocated to the Judiciary for the construction of the Court of Appeal. The disputed land measuring one acre is located on Kamukuzi Hill next to the Constitutional Court in Mbarara …

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 …