New judicial appointments and a countrywide reshuffle of 48 magistrates aim to strengthen Uganda’s legal system while combating tardiness and abuse of office in the courts.KAMPALA, Uganda — The Judiciary has reassigned 48 registrars and magistrates in a nationwide reshuffle designed to
KAMPALA: The Chief Justice, Alphonse Owiny-Dollo, has urged High Court judges to treat electoral petitions with the seriousness of cases that affect the entire public, noting that election disputes go beyond individual candidates and touch the will of the electorate. His guidance comes barely a m
President Museveni in August appointed Lady Justice Jane Frances Abodo as the new Principal Judge becoming the first woman to hold such a position in the history of Uganda since Independence.Prior to her appointment as Principal Judge, Abodo was the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). S
Eight years after former Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIGP) Andrew Felix Kaweesi was killed, emerging details show that a key report from the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has been hidden, and may be part of the reason the case has stalled.
Winnie Byanyima, the wife of Ugandan opposition leader Dr. Kizza Besigye, has urged the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Jane Frances Abodo, not to oppose her husband's bail application.In a statement on X, Byanyima decried Besigye’s prolonged detention, calling it unjust.Sh
The Buganda Road Chief Magistrate’s Court has granted lawyer Isaac Ssemakadde one last opportunity to appear and take a plea, warning that failure to do so will result in his arrest.Chief Magistrate Ronald Kayiz
Attorney General Kiryowa Kiwanuka has informed Parliament that the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP), led by Jane Frances Abodo, has been given the mandate to take over ongoing criminal trials that were previously under the jurisdiction of the General Cou
A group of Members of Parliament from the Karamoja sub-region is demanding the resignation of Isaac Ssemakadde, President of the Uganda Law Society (ULS), for allegedly using vulgar and derogatory language against the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Jane
(Kampala) â Ugandaâs prisons are operating at 363.6% of their intended capacity, with 76,244 inmates occupying facilities built to hold only 20,996, according to the 2023/24 Justice Law and Order (JLOS) report released at the Commonwealth Resort in Munyonyo.Commissioner General of Pris
A fortnight ago, the offices of the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) and the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) held their first-ever coordination meeting. This was in a bid to have more successful court convictions when prosecuting criminal cases ar
