Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The judiciary held a special sitting at its headquarters in Kampala to celebrate the life and services of fallen Court of Appeal Judge Keneth Kakuru. Several Justices of the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, High Court, magistrates court and other members of the legal fraternity …
Read More »Israelis step up protest against judicial overhaul
Jerusalem, Israel | Xinhua | Israelis were stepping up on Thursday their protest against the controversial government plan to overhaul the judiciary, blocking Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s route to the airport ahead of an official trip to Italy. On a nationwide “Day of Resistance,” dozens of demonstrations were being held …
Read More »MUSEVENI: With or without money, we can have justice
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has told Judges that justice can be served with or without money. The President was addressing Judges of the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court at their 24th Annual Judges Conference at Mestil Hotel, Kampala on Monday. …
Read More »Kasese district allocates land to judiciary for construction of High Court
Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kasese district council has agreed to allocate one acre of land to the judiciary for the construction of the High Court. The land located in Rukoki is near the current magistrate premises. In October, the Fort Portal Resident High Court Judge, Vincent Emmy Mugabo asked …
Read More »Chief Justice condemns Nabbanja’s interference with independence of judiciary
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chief Justice Alfonse Owinyi-Dollo has asked the Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja to use her energy for better things other than interfering in the work of the judiciary. Speaking on Monday afternoon at Mestil Hotel in Kampala, while opening the annual Registrars and Magistrates’ Conference, …
Read More »Owiny Dolo reassures judicial officers after Nabbanja grills magistrate live on TV
Chief Justice has urged judicial officers to continue dispensing justice in accordance with the oath and not be deterred by anything that is contrary to their judicial oath Mengo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Chief Justice Alphonse Owiny Dolo has asked Grade One Magistrate, Amon Magezi in Mengo to explain what …
Read More »MABIRIZI: Imprisonment will not break my resolve to fight for the rule of law
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | It is almost eight months since Justice Musa Ssekana, the head of the Civil Division of the High Court jailed city lawyer Male Mabirizi Hassan Kiwanuka, for contempt of court. Mabirizi, known for his legal activism that has seen him file numerous cases on all …
Read More »Lawyers call for mediation between Justice Kisaakye, CJ Alfonse Owiny
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several lawyers want Supreme Court Justice Esther Kisaakye, and Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo to settle their grievances through mediation. According to lawyers, allowing the feud between two senior Justices of the highest court of the land, to end up in court before their juniors would set …
Read More »Justice Kisaakye sues Chief Justice Owiny Dollo
Others jointly sued with Owiny-Dollo are Dr Pius Bigirimana the Permanent Secretary to the Judiciary, Sarah Langa Siu the Chief Registrar of Courts of Judicature, Apophia Tumwine the Commissioner of Human Resources Judiciary, the Judicial Service Commission and the Attorney General Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Supreme Court Justice …
Read More »Mabirizi wants court to compel Bigirimana to apologize to Justice Kisaakye
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lawyer Male Mabirizi has filed an application in the High Court seeking orders to compel the Secretary to the Judiciary, Pius Bigirimana to publicly apologize to the Supreme Court Justice Esther Kisaakye. In an application filed in the High Court in Kampala, Mabirizi who is …
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