Uganda Judiciary Archives

Tax Appeals Tribunal resolves 146 disputes, unlocks UGX203bn in first half of 2025/26

Uganda’s Tax Appeals Tribunal (TAT) has resolved 146 tax disputes and unlocked UGX203.4 billion back into the economy in the first half of the 2025/26 financial year, as the quasi-judicial body intensifies

February 9, 2026

Politics & Goverment·The Big Story

Dr. Flavian Zeija - Uganda's New Chief Justice

Who is Dr. Flavian Zeija, Uganda’s Newly Appointed Chief Justice?

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has appointed Justice Flavian Zeija as the new Chief Justice of the Republic of Uganda, elevating a seasoned jurist, academic and administrator to the country’s highest judicial office

January 22, 2026

Legal & Justice·The Big Story

A photo collage of businessman Karim Hirji, proprietor of Imperial Royale Hotel and Attorney General, Kiryowa Kiwanuka. The Attorney General's office sued the hotel in the Commercial Division of the High Court, seeking refund of the unutilized funds, and the case has been ongoing since 2009.

Court orders businessman Karim Hirji’s Imperial Royale Hotel to Refund UGX 5.05 billion and pay UGX 800 million in damages for breach of CHOGM contract

The Court of Appeal has upheld a High Court decision ordering Imperial Royale Hotel, one of Kampala’s flagship luxury hotels, to refund government $1.46 million (about UGX 5.05 billion) and pay UGX

November 5, 2025

Legal & Justice·The Big Story

Mr. Lino Anguzu is the new Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP)

Who is Mr. Lino Anguzu, the Newly Appointed Director of Public Prosecutions?

President Yoweri Museveni has appointed Mr. Lino Anguzu as the new Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), replacing Justice Jane Frances Abodo, who was recently elevated to the position of Principal Judge. The

October 28, 2025

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Lady Justice Aisha Naluzze Batala is the new Inspector General of Government (IGG)

Who is Lady Justice Aisha Naluzze Batala, the Newly Appointed IGG?

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has appointed Lady Justice Aisha Naluzze Batala as the new Inspector General of Government (IGG), replacing Beti Kamya whose four-year tenure has come to an end. The appointment

October 7, 2025

Executive Profiles·The Big Story

The late Justice Jeremiah Herbert Ntabgoba

BREAKING NEWS: Justice Herbert Ntabgoba Dead

Justice Jeremiah Herbert Ntabgoba (81), Uganda’s former Principal Judge, is dead. According to family sources, he passed on in the wee hours of this morning, April 12th, 2020 at International Hospital Kampala-

April 12, 2020

The Big Story

No stranger to controversy: Justice Catherine Bamugemereire

Chief Justice Katureebe questions Bamugemereire’s methods of work

Justice Catherine Bamugemereire’s methods of work at the Commission of Inquiry into Land Matters has yet again attracted criticism, this time from her bosses; the Chief Justice and The Principal Judge. Bamugemereire

October 29, 2018

Business & Markets·Legal & Justice·The Big Story