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Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>The chairperson of the Parliament’s Appointments committee who doubles as the Speaker of Parliament Ms Anita Among has asked the newly vetted 11 judges to focus on tackling high levels case backlog within the Judiciary.<\/p>\n

In her call made shortly after she steered the committee that vetted the new acting judges, Ms Among argued that once the backlog is cleared, Ugandans will spend lesser time waiting for justice.<\/p>\n

\u201cI congratulate you upon being entrusted with the task by the appointing authority, and I want to urge you to join others in tackling the issue of case backlog that has hindered swift dispensation of justice,\u2019\u2019 Speaker Among said.<\/p>\n

Among the newly appointed Judges that were vetted on Friday include Ms Flavia Nabakooza, Mr Philip Willebrod Mwaka, Mr Amos Kwizera, Mr David Samson Makumbi and Dr Christine Akello Echookit.<\/p>\n

The others are MrJamson Karemani, the former spokesperson for the Judiciary, Ms Karemera Jacqueline Mwondha, Ms Aisah Naluze Batala, Ms Rosette Comfort Kania, Ms Patience Tumusiime Rubagumya and Mr Farouq Lubega.<\/p>\n

The committee also vetted and approved the new executive director of Financial Intelligence Authority, Mr Samuel Wandera Were and the chairperson of the Education Service Commission, Prof Samuel Luboga Abimelech.<\/p>\n

On July 4, Parliament okayed a request by the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs that sought to increase the number of High Court judges from the previous 83 to 151.<\/p>\n

This was after the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Mr Norbert Mao tabled the request before a plenary sitting chaired by that was steered by the deputy Speaker Mr Thomas Tayebwa.<\/p>\n

Minutes after his request was approved, Mr Mao told MPs that this would among other things, unlock a minimum of Shs83 Trillion said to be held up in court cases held at various levels in court.<\/p>\n

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