Uganda: President Okays Creation of Tribunal to Try Leaders Who Under-Declare Wealth

13 January 2019

Kampala — The Directorate for Ethics and Integrity in the Office of the President, has directed the Judicial Service Commission (JSC), to recruit individuals to constitute a Leadership Code Tribunal that will go after leaders who, among other things, under-declare their actual wealth to the ombudsman.

The chairman of the JSC, Justice Benjamin Kabiito, told Sunday Monitor that the JSC has since commenced the recruitment process and will send a list of the suitable candidates to the President to pick from.

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