The newly appointed Chief Justice, Alfonse Chigamoy Owiny – Dollo and his Deputy, Richard Buteera have taken oath before President Yoweri Museveni at a function held at State House Entebbe.
In his remarks after being sworn in, Justice Owiny – Dollo, said there was need for a lot of engagements with the members of the Executive arm of government so they can appreciate the role of the Judiciary.
“Many people are not in the know of the role of the Judiciary…we want to have a hearing very soon and we would like you to understand us,” Dollo said to the President.
To paint a picture, Justice Dollo said that he is going to be presiding over an institution where one Chief Magistrate presides over six magisterial areas, and a High Court judge with over 4,000 cases.
He said between two to three trillion shillings is locked up in the Commercial Court because the Court has only five judges.
“We, for instance, need 15 judges to sit in the Commercial Court to quickly handle these commercial disputes and have these trillions released back into the economy.
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