By Editorial,
Attorney General, Kiryowa Kiwanuka has hit at members of the Uganda Law Society for overstepping their mandate after the lawyers called for an Extra Ordinary Meeting to discuss the independence of the Judiciary.
Mr. Kiryowa who was speaking yesterday at the opening of the New Law Year 2024 at the High Court in Kampala, wants the lawyers to respect the boundaries and handle their grievances with the Judiciary in an appropriate form.
On Tuesday, Justice Musa Ssekaana, the head of the High Court’s Civil Division issued a temporary injunction restraining Uganda Law Society from calling, convening, and arranging an extraordinary general meeting to discuss the Judiciary’s independence.
According to Owiny-Dollo, the Chief Justice of Uganda, attacking a judicial officer for a decision taken has made is a no-go area, explaining that lawyers are not commodity traders but officers of the court issued with annual certificates and that going on social media to discuss the private lives of Judicial officers was an act of unprofessionalism and indiscipline. CJ Owinny-Dollo speaking……
President Museveni in a speech read by Vice President Jessica Alupo expressed commitment to continue supporting the Judiciary to bring access to justice closer. Maj. Alupo speaking……
President Museveni commended judicial officers for embracing Alternative Dispute Resolution mechanisms such as reconciliation, Arbitration, and mediation. END