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Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>The Judiciary is set to transfer more than 507 case files from Kampala to Luweero following the establishment of a High Court in the area.<\/p>\n

The High Court will effective next month be housed at the Chief Magistrates Court in Luweero Town Council to handle cases from the districts of Luweero, Nakaseke and Nakasongola.<\/p>\n

There are about 277 land-related cases from Luweero areas currently registered at Kampala High Court, while the pending criminal cases are about 150 cases.<\/p>\n

The family-related cases are estimated at 80, the court records reveal.<\/p>\n

According to Principal Judge Flavian Zeija, the Judiciary decided to use the existing facilities at the Chief Magistrate\u2019s Court in Luweero as they look for land to have a permanent home for the High Court.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe High Court will now start operations next month (July) with a sitting resident judge. All cases earlier handled in Kampala will now be transferred to Luweero,\u201d Justice Zeija announced on June 13 at the opening of a special plea bargain camp for prisoners at Nakasongola Central Prison, Nakasongola District.<\/p>\n

Efforts to operationalise the Luweero High Court with a sitting resident judge first came up last year, but this did not happen after the Judiciary failed to secure a permanent place to house the court.<\/p>\n

Justice Zeija revealed that the Judiciary is also piloting the daily basis hearing of the cases at the High Court as part of the wider plan to check case backlog.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis will be boosted by the recent appointment of 16 new judges, who will soon be sworn in by the President. When every district gets a Chief Magistrate, we shall now be focusing on case management and not the backlog,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Mr Erasto Kibirango, the Luweero District chairperson, said the district has already secured a one-acre piece of land in Luweero Town Council where the Judiciary can construct the High Court premises.<\/p>\n

Justice Zeija said the Judiciary also has a plan to hold three camps at Nakasongola Central Prison as part of a strategy to ensure they reduce congestion in prisons.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor the cases where the investigations are complete, even when the committals are yet to be executed, the court will allow the respective prisoners willing to take the plea-bargain,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Justice Tadeo Asiimwe, the deputy head of the Criminal Division of the High Court, said: \u201cWe are trying to fight delayed trials. The plea-bargain system only targets those who believe they committed the offences and are ready to serve the punishment. Nobody should be coerced to enter a plea-bargain.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr Evan Abio, the officer in-charge of Nakasongola Central Prison, said the facility has 1,247 inmates, 753 of whom are convicts.<\/p>\n

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