Earlier, the Court of Appeal kicked off the National Court Case Census, a three-day exercise running from January13 to 15, 2025.
The exercise is covering all types and categories of cases pending at all levels of courts in Uganda as at January12, 2025.
These courts include the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal/Constitutional Court, High Court Divisions and Circuits, Chief Magistrates' Courts, Magistrates' Grade I and II Courts.
It aims to provide accurate and reliable data across court stations to guide strategic decisions and reforms for improved judicial efficiency and service delivery.
Data is being collected using the Electronic Court Case Management Information System (ECCMIS) and Court Case Management System (CCAS). Courts without these systems are using customized data capturing tool.
During a meeting with the Deputy Chief Justice, Justice Richard Buteera and the team coordinating the Census at the Court of Appeal, key issues requiring attention were highlighted.
These included multiple registrations of the same cases, errors of registration of criminal executions and taxation, and criminal cases involving individuals with similar names, some appearing in the same cases and others in different ones. The team emphasized the need to verify whether these individuals are the same or different.
The DCJ emphasized that in cases of single file with double registration, one should be struck off. He stated that any registration errors should be corrected or struck off by the Registrar. He further advised that errors identified at the point of registration should be resolved immediately.
Justice Buteera also inspected the teams handling the Census at the Court of Appeal, starting with the Civil Registry, which reported 4,551 pending civil appeals and 2,695 applications.
The Constitutional Registry reported80 pending applications, 129 petitions, and five references. The Criminal Registry reported 3,914 criminal appeal cases and 545 applications.
The Mediation Registry has 266pending mediation causes. HW Mushabe Alex Karocho, noted that a total number of155 cases had been identified as suitable for mediation last year.
The DCJ tasked each of the teams handling the census at the Court to submit daily reports outlining their progress, completed tasks, and pending ones.
Posted 13th, January 2025
