Chief Justice Bart Katureebe has written to three individuals who recently alleged corruption in the judiciary, asking them to name the errant judicial officers.
The Observer has learnt that Katureebe recently wrote to senior lawyer Peter Mulira, retired Supreme court judge George Wilson Kanyeihamba and President Museveni's press secretary Tamale Mirundi, asking them to present evidence to back up their allegations.
In his letter of April 22 to Kanyeihamba, Katureebe wrote: "I appreciate your concern about any form of corruption in the judiciary. We all should work towards the elimination of the cancer of corruption not only in the judiciary but in our society as a whole."
He added: "I, therefore, would appreciate if you would give me in confidence the names of the judicial officers that you know to be corrupt and instances of such corruption. I shall then proceed to deal with the matter in accordance with the law and the constitution."
During the annual lawyers' day event held at Nkumba University on April 19, Kanyeihamba said: "There is one judge who is very corrupt and is known to the Uganda Law Society; he's known by the IGG, he is known in the law council. There are a number of complaints against him and he is still a judge."
Asked on Friday to comment on Katureebe's letter, Kanyeihamba denied receiving the same.
"I have not received the letter. Probably you can ask the chief justice's secretary if she indeed sent the letter. But even if I had received it, I wouldn't tell you the contents because the matter is purely confidential," Kanyeihamba said. Read more
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