"...the Constitution will endure as a vital charter of human liberty as long as there are those with the courage to defend it, the vision to interpret it, and the fidelity to live by it." ~ William J. Brennan
What a parting shot from the inimitable erudite Lord Justice Fredrick Egonda Ntende, the Chief Justice Uganda never had! All “chitijens”must listen. Justice must have compassion. Justice must have a soul!
What a parting shot from the inimitable erudite Lord Justice Fredrick Egonda Ntende, the Chief Justice Uganda never had! All “chitijens”must listen. Justice must have compassion. Justice must have a soul!
Hon. Justice Engonda Ntende Martin Frederick S. signed out of service as member of team @JudiciaryUG today with a heartfelt goodbye after glowing tributes to his glistening career.
This caps a long and honourable tenure as a judicial emblem of integrity, humility, innovation, excellence, fear of God, liberty, justice, honour, wisdom, truth and judicial independence as articulated by such eminent speakers as Justice Madrama (JSC); @RKirunda, James Ssebugyenyi (Senior Counsel) and others.
The bar, the bench, the public and others will miss this throbbing wellspring of judicial excellence. We salute his towering legacy.
As he retires, he joins the pantheon of Uganda's legendary judges and remains a testament that a judge's robe is woven from impartiality and their gavel carved in Justice. His judicial work has fortified our country's democratic foundations and his legacy speaks to us all.
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In the hallowed halls of Uganda's judiciary, Justice Egonda Ntende stood as a colossus. For over three decades, he has embodied unyielding fidelity to the law as a jurist.
His career testifies to judicial courage rooted in the supremacy of the law.
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my idle thoughts titled ‘Colonial Relics in Uganda’s Criminal Procedure: The Case for Abolishing Committal Proceedings and Assessors in High Court Trials’ have been published in the University of Oxford's Commonwealth Law Journal.
https://t.co/iCFKcBrZ4N
@SilverKayondo@apollo_morgan The entire 'testimony' was witless and disingenuous. From the unsubstantiated claims of exceptional derogation of non derogable rights (Art.44(c)) to the mix up of the ICD and criminal division.
READ HERE: the full text of the speech by HE Judge Iwasawa Yuji, #ICJ President, on the occasion of the Court’s 80th anniversary as pronounced during the solemn sitting on 17 April 2026.
https://t.co/iEYJhFtikv
#ICJat80
WATCH HERE: A short video produced on the occasion of the #ICJ's 80th anniversary, which provides an overview of its history, role and types of cases that may be brought before the @UN's principal judicial organ.
https://t.co/2CInOcwu3I
#ICJat80
Summarily, the Bill comes short in the legal clarity as @KiryowaKk rightly opines it should. This definitional ambiguity is an open invitation, if indeed not inevitably an antecedent to arbitrary and unrestrained administration of the Bill.
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My senior, I have read both, your thoughts yesterday, and today's article by the learned AG @KiryowaKk. I think segments of both writings speak to the Ideal, rather than what the Bill actually contains. As is, the Bill has overly broad and vague definitions of key terms.
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It also cultivates jurisdictional confusion as it is unclear how the department's mandate will interact with other agencies with primary mandate. (I am aware of section 3(3) of the Bill).
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PRESS RELEASE: the #ICJ will hold a solemn sitting on Friday 17 April 2026 at 3 p.m. (The Hague) to celebrate the 80th anniversary of its inaugural session.
The sitting will be broadcast live on @UNWebTV.
Link to the press release: https://t.co/YBPzem1aBC
Lately, I see a lot of this argument, and I wonder where state lawyers got the idea that poor people should not stand surety for their relatives. It seems justice is now for sale; only the rich can get even basic rights like bail or presumption of innocence. What a shame!
@MujuziProf@NUP_Ug I agree, Prof.
We should never have reached this point in the first place. Bail must not be arbitrarily or unreasonably denied but judiciously extended at all times to those accused of bailable offenses.