Tag Archives: Judiciary

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Judiciary has indicated that Stanley Kisambira, a driver to Justice Godfrey Namundi, will have to answer for threatening the lives of people entrusted to him in his line of work. Kisambira a driver to Mbale High Court Judge Namundi released an audio clip, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A driver employed by the Judiciary, Stanley Kisambira, has been arrested by the police in Kampala to facilitate an investigation into his recorded claims made in audio clips. According to Luke Owoyesigyire, the Deputy Police Spokesperson for Kampala Metropolitan, the police opened a General …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Judiciary has responded to the audio clips circulating on social media where one of its drivers expressed dissatisfaction with his salary, emphasizing that measures have been taken to address the welfare concerns of all staff members. In the audio recording, Stanley Kisambira, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Judicial Service Commission has appointed at least 42 judicial officers to serve in different capacities such as Deputy Registrars, Assistant Registrars, and Chief Magistrates. In a press statement by the Judicial Service Commission, they say at their 59th sitting they had been able to …

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Judiciary has launched a High Court Circuit in Moroto district with the aim of reducing case backlogs and cutting transport costs to Soroti High Court. The Moroto High Court Circuit is intended to serve the nine districts in the Karamoja sub-region and provide …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Chief Justice Alphonso Owiny Dollo has outlined a series of strategies to address the problem of case delays and backlogs affecting the judiciary’s image in Uganda.  Speaking at a five-day induction/retreat for 28 judges elevated to the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court, as well …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Judiciary is seeking 392.5 billion shillings for the coming financial Year 2023/2024. The Permanent Secretary to the Judiciary Dr. Pius Bigirimana says the estimates will increase by 10.5 billion shillings from this financial year’s budget of 381 Billion Shillings. He says that part of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Judiciary has said that the new bail guidelines launched about a year ago to supplement the existing laws are yet to be fully implemented. In June last year, Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo issued the Constitution (Bail Guidelines for Courts of Judicature) Practice Directions …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s banking industry, security agencies and the judiciary have teamed up to find solutions to the rising financial fraud that has increasingly hit the country in recent times. The crime has been abated by the digital revolution with fraudsters taking advantage of new technologies to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Judiciary is courting Parliament to approve a supplementary request of Shs1.6 billion for the personal security of judges and other judicial officers. This request is contained in the Supplementary Expenditure Schedule No.1 that was on Thursday, 23 March 2023 presented by Fox Odoi Oywelowo …