The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | All is set for the Supreme Court to deliver the long-awaited judgement in the case that will guide the military courts on whether they should continue trying civilians or not. By the time our reporters arrived at the Supreme Court, the parking at the …
Read More »Magistrate numbers shoot from 100 to 586 under Chief Justice Owiny-Dollo
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chief Justice, Alfonse Owiny-Dollo, has asked the Magistrates across the country to uphold the need for integrity and accountability in the administration of justice. Speaking at the Annual Registrars and Magistrates conference which kicked off on Wednesday in Kampala, Owiny-Dollo challenged the Magistrates …
Read More »Chief Justice gives judges new tips on writing judgements
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo has urged judicial officers to prioritize quality judgement writing and to take training sessions seriously even if the topics seem familiar to them. Owiny Dollo was opening a two-day workshop on judgment writing for High Court Judges in Kampala. The training …
Read More »Human rights lawyers launch scathing attacks on Judiciary, Chief Justice
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leading constitutional and human rights lawyers have launched scathing attacks on the Judiciary and the Chief Justice, Alfonse Chigamoy Owiny–Dollo, as they demand the rule of law and constitutionalism. Dr. Busingye Kabumba, Dr. Adrian Juuko, and George Musisi say the Judiciary, and particularly the Chief …
Read More »Chief Justice Owiny Dollo kick-starts Tororo College OBs sh3.1 billion drive
TC dinner helps raise over sh110 million in cash in one night Kampala, Uganda | LOUIS JADWONG | Chief Justice Owiny Dollo has pledged to “help make St Peter’s College great again” as a sh3.1 billion drive by old boys of the Tororo school kicked off with a dinner at Silver …
Read More »New Supreme and Court of Appeal buildings commissioned
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has commissioned two Appellate Court twin buildings to host the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal which have been in rented premises since Independence. The buildings located in the middle of Kampala at Plot 2 were commissioned on Thursday. …
Read More »Owiny-Dollo appeals to the gov’t to provide more funds for civic education
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo has appealed to the government to provide more funds to the Electoral Commission to enable it to carry out civic education ahead of the 2026 elections. Local election observers during the 2021 general election highlighted the lack of civic education as …
Read More »Lawyers stopped from meeting to discuss Museveni letter to Chief Justice
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Law Society (ULS) Extra Ordinary Meeting due this afternoon has been stopped by The High Court in Kampala. The order issued by Civil Division’s Justice Musa Ssekaana follows a successful application by one of the members of Uganda Law Society Brian Kirima against his …
Read More »Judicial officers asked to release certified court documents promptly
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Judicial officers have been asked to always release certified copies of court documents within a shortest period of time so as to enable litigants file their appeals on time. According to the Principal Judge Dr. Flavian Zeija, many litigants get frustrated and end up losing …
Read More »Inadequate remand homes delaying justice for juvenile offenders
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The absence of remand homes in most districts in the country has led to delays in the disposal of Juvenile cases, according to the Judiciary Annual Performance Report for the financial year 2022/2023. The report, a requirement under the Administration of the Judiciary Act, 2020 requires …
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