Tag Archives: Judiciary

The Executive Director of Uganda’s Anti-Corruption Coalition Cissy Kagaba has demanded that the Judicial Service Commission takes punitive measures against over 700 judicial officers dragged to them for misconduct and unfairness in the past two years. Kagaba was speaking during the release of a report on errant judicial officers at Grand Imperial …

VIDEO: Chief Justice Bart.M Katureebe has launched the sentencing guidelines committee intended to address the predicament judicial officers find themselves in while dispensing justice. The committee which will be headed by Principal Judge Jorakamu Bamwine, will among other tasks draw guidelines of sentencing, establish a research, monitoring and development program on sentences …

The High Court in Kampala has opened a five-day special criminal session for 50 capital offenders seeking to be released on bail pending trial. Among the suspects is  jailed Nakawa Municipality MP Michael Kabaziguruka  who is facing  treachery charges before the army court. He is set to appear before Justice Yasin Nyanzi  on Thursday …

Abuja, Nigeria | AFP | Nigerian judges will hold emergency talks Tuesday following the “deeply regrettable” detention of several judges by secret police in a corruption probe, the country’s chief justice said Monday. At least seven judges were detained by Nigerian security forces over the weekend in connection with allegedly …

VIDEO: A city constitutional lawyer has queried the ability of a private member of parliament pushing for a constitutional amendment that should be pushed for by the government. While reacting to Ssekitoleko’s motion requiring lifting of the age limit of judicial officers, Laudislus Rwakafuzi noted that the MP is not competent enough when …

The High court in Kampala has today reduced the punishment of nine death row convicts following the  2003  Constitutional petition of Susan Kigula & 417 others that challenged the death penalty. Justice Wilson Masalu Musene revised the death penalty passed against the said convicts aged between 40 -60 years whose …

COMMENT: By Bob Kasango The traditional court system must examine itself over the rise of courts of public opinion Each week in Uganda is eventful and a new word or phrase takes centre stage. Weeks back it was “bailout”, last week it was “cows and goats”, this week ended with “mobs …

VIDEO: The Chief Justice Bart Katureebe has demanded for holistic support from government to address the judiciary’s grievances. This is after a report highlighting the state of the judiciary in Uganda indicated that many of the judiciary’s problems are not an illustration of a weak organ but an abandoned institution. The chief …

Francis Gimara is the newly elected President of Uganda Law Society (ULS). He spoke to The Independent’s Agnes E Nantaba about the rule of law and constitutionalism in Uganda and about his vision for ULS under his leadership. As the newly elected president of Uganda Law Society, what are your …

`Chicken thief’ can be both a literal description of a crime and a metaphor of petty crimes often involving poor people. Unfortunately, it is such petty crimes that clog the judicial system and congest prisons. In a judiciary that has fewer judges and magistrates and fewer and poorly distributed courts …