Tororo Resident Judge Engages Stakeholders Over Reopening Lumino Court
The Resident Judge of Tororo High Court circuit, Hon. Justice Henry Isabirye Kawesa, inspected the former Lumino sub-county Grade II court located in Lumino Town Council, Busia District to assess the suitability of the court premises.
The Judge was accompanied by the Busia Chief Magistrate HW Okoth Thomas Aquinas and Busia Magistrate Grade I HW Avako Specioza.
The court had been operational since pre-independence but was closed in 2013. There were attempts to reopen the court in 2018 but this was not successful.
The Judge held a meeting with different stakeholders to discuss the possibility of reopening the court. Present at the meeting were; Busia Resident District Commissioner, MP Samia Bugwe South, LCV vice chairperson, Chief Administrative Officer, the Town Clerk, the Mayor-Lumino Town Council, OC Station of Masafu Prison, the OC CID Busia Police Station, Resident State Attorney and ODPP staff, members of the Uganda Law Society, the Probation and social welfare officer among others.
The stakeholders greatly welcomed the proposal to re-open and upgrade the court.
The reopening of the court is expected to bring services closer to the people and reduce case backlog at Busia Chief Magistrate's Court. It is expected that court will serve people of Lumino sub-county, Lumino Town Council, Lunyo sub-county, Lunyo Town Council, Buhehe sub-county, Majanji Town Council, Majanji sub-county and Busime sub-county.
The stakeholders proposed that the dilapidated former court premises be renovated to make them functional.
The Busia District Local Government have offered temporary court premises at the Lumino sub county headquarters to enable the functioning of the court.
Posted 15th, November 2023
