The Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo has said the Judiciary will act more decisively on reports of corruption in the courts if well-meaning members of the public bring the evidence.
Justice Dollo, while meeting the Inter-Religious Council of Uganda (IRCU) said the majority of the allegations of corruption leveled against the courts are not supported with evidence.
His call was in quick succession re-echoed by the Principal Judge, Dr. Flavian Zeija, who urged the religious leaders to record the court staff they consider corrupt and present the evidence.
A team of different religious leaders at the meeting with the Chief Justice was led by Sheikh Shaban Ramadhan Mubaje, the Grand Mufti of Uganda and chairperson of IRCU Council of Presidents. Dr. Cyprian Kizito Lwanga (Archbishop of Kampala) among others.
They raised a number of issues with the courts, which included: high incidents of bribery and corruption, especially in bail applications, abuse of judicial authority and lack of integrity, trying cases outside court jurisdiction, case backlogs and mediation without integrity, among others.
The Chief Justice urged the religious leaders to provide the Judiciary with the evidence of the alleged corruption, and also provide the list of cases pending in the court system and their challenges.
