President Commissions Judiciary Twin Tower Building

The president of Uganda Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has commissioned the twin towers multi billion tower which will house the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal at the High Court headquarters in Kampala. 

The twin tower buildings were completed last month March 2024  at a cost of  110 billion shillings.

President Museveni promised to support the judiciary to ensure that it gets its 800billion budget to enable them  take  justice more closer to the people.

The president noted that much as there is separation of power, the three arms of the government should work together to make Uganda a great nation.

Speaking at the said function, the Judiciary’s permanent secretary Pius Bigirimana explained how the said tower building will save the judiciary from spending billions of shillings in rented premises as it has always been.

The Chief Justice Alphonse Owinyi Dollo has revealed that the judiciary is embarking on the construction of the regional courts of Appeal beginning with Mbarara and Gulu as they take justice closer to the people.

The Chief Justice Alifonse Owinyi Dollo noted that for the past 57 years, the appellant courts have did not have permanent home but were depending on private people to rent them premises but that will no longer be a problem with the new Permanent homes.

According to the CJ, they are in the process of amending the law so that they can enhance the jurisdiction of the magistrate courts to take on more cases and reduce on the case backlog.

"Your excellency, we are in the process of amending the law so that we can enhance the jurisdiction of the magistrate courts so that they take on more cases than now and reduce on the burden which is on the high Courts by taking away some of the matters being heard on the magistrate courts)." The CJ noted.

He informed president Museveni that the Judiciary is at the centre of promoting economic progress and poverty eradication through effective regulation of economic activities, clarification and affirmation of rights and strengthening of laws and regulations and institutional frameworks.