Chief Justice Owiny Dollo Dispels Political Division Claims among Judiciary.
Owiny-Dollo who was the chief mourner representing President Yoweri Museveni made the remarks during the memorial service for the late Kenneth Kakuru of the Court of Appeal at St James Cathedral, Ruharo.
The Chief Justice, Alphonse Owiny Dollo has dispelled claims of political divisions among judges in the judiciary.
According to Chief justice, there are no factions in the judiciary including judges who are pro-government and those who are pro-opposition as it’s alleged.
“Maybe it is among you people that there are opposition judges and then judges who are not in opposition. For us as judges, there is no opposition judge. At least I can tell you as the head of the judiciary that there is not a single opposition judge,”Dollo said.
“This is your creation and I forgive you because you don’t understand judicial work. When you become a judicial officer, you take oath to do good to all manner of people, people who seek justice before you without fear. Justice Kakuru did it without fear, just like all judicial officers do it without fear.”
Owiny-Dollo said that Kakuru was a very genuine person who was never arrogant but pleasant, caring, and loyal friend and never kept any grudge for long. He noted that if someone had issues with Kakuru, it could have been a matter of communication.
"With Kenneth, we say freely, we say easily, we say with the conviction was that Kenneth Kakuru was what you have heard people say about him and more. He was a very genuine person, I don't know who would hate Kenneth Kakuru. Because you would disagree and a couple of minutes later...he would put his views and position very forcefully and if you do not know him, you might think he's even quarrelling but despite his strong will, despite the manner he would communicate, form of expression, Kenneth was never ever arrogant," added Owiny-Dollo.
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Owiny-Dollo who was the chief mourner representing President Yoweri Museveni made the remarks during the memorial service for the late Kenneth Kakuru of the Court of Appeal at St James Cathedral, Ruharo.
Court of Appeal justice Kenneth Kakuru, 65 died on Tuesday at Aga Khan Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya where he was undergoing treatment for prostate cancer. He was a non-executive director of the environmental group, Green Watch Uganda.
During the age limit bill, Justice Kakuru was the only judge out of the five judges who ruled that the removal of age limit was illegal.
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