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Those vetted include Jameson Karemani, Flavia Nabakooza, Phillip Willebrord Mwaka, Christine Akello Echookit, Amos Kwizera, David Makumbi, Samson Lwokya, Rosette Comfort Kania. The others are Patience Emily Tumusiime, Farouq Lubega, Jacqueline Mwondha, and Aisha Naluzze Batala.
Their appointment brings the number of High Court judges to 81 and this comes after the Parliament’s approval of an expanded staffing structure for High Court judges from the current 83 to 151 judges.
The #AppointmentsCommittee chaired by Speaker @AnitahAmong has vetted 13 presidential nominees. They include 11 Judges of the High Court appointed in acting capacity by H.E the President. pic.twitter.com/lj0eQ5HeqO
— Parliament of Uganda (@Parliament_Ug) July 21, 2023
With the new appointments, the staffing gap for judges remains at 70.
Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo has on several occasions attributed the case backlog in court to the low number of judges. In August during the release of the Annual Performance Report of the Judiciary, the Chief Justice said that about 7 trillion Shillings is locked up in undissolved disputes before the Commercial Division of the High Court.
He said the money is tied up due to a number of pending cases in the Court. They have now accumulated and cannot easily be concluded within the shortest period of time. This is because the current number of eight Judges who are deployed in that Court is small.
According to the report, in the Financial Year 2021/2022, courts disposed of a combined total of 205,967 cases out of a total caseload of 373,974. The report shows that it is a great improvement. This is compared to the Financial Year 2020/2021 where 156,875 cases out of the caseload of 317,929 were disposed of.
Meanwhile, the Appointments Committee also vetted the new Executive Director of the Financial Intelligence Authority (FIA), Samuel Were Wandera. He will replace Sydney Asubo. Also vetted is the Education Service Commission Chairperson, Dr.Samuel Luboga.
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![[dropcap]A[/dropcap] section of women in Bugongo parish and Nawangaiza parish in Nawandala Sub County, Iganga District have decried the near-impossible terms set for them to access GROW funds. They have now petitioned their woman member of parliament for Iganga Hon. Kauma Sauda Alibaawo to ask the government for revised terms and conditions. This is to enable them to benefit from the program. The disgruntled women accuse the implementers of the program of charging the money. They are also asking for their land titles and land agreements. They said that such properties are governed by their husbands. These, therefore want the government through their woman MP to intervene and revise the requirements for one to benefit. The women were on Wednesday at Namabwere primary school in Nawandala Sub County. They had gathered in their respective groups to receive over 300 chickens from Hon Alibaawo in her campaign to improve the livelihood of women in Iganga district. Each group was given 50 chicken as start-up capital in their journey to prosperity. Read what some leaders said; Ms Naigambi Lydia from Nawandala Trading Centre says, “They solicited money from us through opening bank accounts and depositing Shs80,000. They also asked for land titles and land agreements from us yet we don’t have such things. I was informed that I needed to have a business with a capital of Shs4m yet my capital was very small.” The chairperson Kisoboka Saving Group in Nawandala Ms. Nakagolo Faith said they were not able to join the program. This is given the many conditions attached. She also asked their woman MP to raise their concerns to the relevant offices. The MP condemned the mode of implementation of the program. She cited that it has turned to benefit the well-off class of women other than the intended group. She further asked the government to intervene saying the current strings attached to the programme are very tight to accommodate a common woman. GROW project is a Government of Uganda initiative that arose out of the need to respond to the needs of women entrepreneurs. This is especially those who want to grow their businesses, sustain their self-employment and create more jobs. Check Also; Iganga District NRM Leaders Urge Museveni To Fulfill Election Promises Of 2021 International Women's Day: Celebrating Progress Towards Equality](https://i0.wp.com/newslexpoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Iganga-women-decry-tough-terms-to-access-GROW-funds-e1731738339732.jpg?resize=300%2C160&ssl=1)
