Uganda: Justice Katureebe Orders Judicial Officers to Clear Case Backlog in 18 Months

Kampala — The Chief Justice Bart Katureebe has directed all judicial officers to deliver pending judgments and clear backlog cases within 18 months from to date or face disciplinary action.

"In accordance with the powers conferred upon the Chief Justice under article 133(1) (b) of the Constitution, I hereby direct that: all judicial officers who have pending judgments as per the Judiciary Court Case Census Report of December 2015, should deliver those judgments by June 30, 2017," Justice Katureebe's directive to fellow judicial officers reads in part.

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