Last Sunday, New Vision sought my opinion on senior advocate Peter Mulira’s letter to the learned Lord Chief Justice Bart Katureebe on corruption in the Uganda Judiciary. Mulira was mourning the reported and proven rampant corruption in the Judiciary.
Mulira’s letter was copied to President Museveni. I have occasionally disagreed with Mr Mulira on some legal issues and their interpretations.
On this occasion, however, I am in total agreement with him. The evidence exposing corruption cases, partiality and biased or corrupt judgments by judges, judicial officers and clerks is heavier than all the crude oil in South Arabia.
President Museveni himself knows most of the serious offences in the Judiciary but chooses to utilise them for political advantage.
The Speaker of Parliament knows about it but politically ignores it because she has hidden the petition in her inner chambers and failed to organise the debate murk that has eaten into the very souls of judges, registrars and magistrates.
Retired Chief Justice Benjamin Odoki was deeply aware and often spoke about it but failed to act or combat it effectively.
The newly appointed Chief Justice is painfully aware of how destructive of justice it is and that is why all Ugandans are anxiously waiting for the execution of his public promise to fight it successfully or else.
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