The judiciary has welcomed the appointment of justices of the court of appeal and judges of the high court.
The Judiciary spokesperson, Solomon Muyita said this will help to bridge the gap on the number of cases that a judge is to handle in the given period.
On Friday evening President Museveni appointed 15 new Justices of the Court of Appeal and Judges of the High Court in Kampala.
Museveni sent the names to parliament for approval.
“In exercise of the powers vested in the President by the 1995 constitution of the Republic of Uganda and basing on advice of the Judicial Service Commission, I appoint the listed below as justices of the Court of Appeal and the High court,” The letter reads in parts.
The Justices appointed to court of appeal include; the former inspector General of government Irene Mulyagonja, Monica Mugenyi Kalegyira who is currently serving at East African court of justice and Muzamiru Kibedi, a prominent lawyer in private practice.
Their appointments are pending vetting.
Speaking to the media, Muyita noted Justice Monica Mugenyi has been with them in the high court whereas she has been away on seven-year assignment at East African Court of justice.
He said her assignment will end next year and she will be coming back with more experience which means her serving in the court of appeal will be a good thing to the nation.
“Even justice Irene Mulyagonja was with us before as the judge of the high court and she has been away on an assignment as Inspector General of government,” he said.
He added; “We are happy to have her back; we have been expecting her back and we are happy that the president has elevated her to the court of appeal. we also know that she has experience and has what it takes to serve in the court of appeal,”
Another lawyer who was appointed is Muzamiru Kibedi from the private practice and he has been in practice for over 20 years.
He noted that challenges at the high court where 60,000 cases were up for handling in one year and out of the 60,000, each judge had to handle 1200 will be amicably handled.
He said with addition of 12 judges the number will reduce to 950 cases per judge.