The Judiciary has registered a reduction in case backlog since 2021 from 30% to 25% as of September 2024.

This has been disclosed by the Judiciary’s Permanent Secretary Pius Bigirimana at the Office of the Prime Minister while presenting the Judiciary’s performance indicators from 2021 to date.

He attributes the reduction to a number of factors that include among others; the introduction of the Video Conferencing System that enables judges to work on cases even if suspects are not brought to court physically, salary enhancement of Judicial Officers, and increase in the number of Court Inspectors, among others.

Bigirimana explains that cases must be disposed of from court because whenever they delay they affect the country’s economy, hence lowering the tax base.

He also pointed out cases related to land that have stayed in court for over three years and the land involved in such cases do not attract investments because nobody wants to invest on land with disputes.

Bigirimana also disclosed that they have stepped up efforts to fight corruption though it’s still rampant hence appealing to Ugandans to help the Judiciary in the fight against corruption which is still a big challenge in the country.

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