Daily Monitor
Friday February 12 2021
I wish to pay tribute to the late Retired Judge of the High Court, Vincent Ferrerio Kibuuka Musoke (RIP). He was eulogised as a judge who left a good legacy within the legal profession, especially in election petitions.
Reference may be made to the parliamentary elections that were held throughout Uganda on Tuesday, June 26, 2001. Ngoma Ngime and Winnie Byanyima contested for Mbarara Municipality Constituency. The latter was declared the winner, but the former challenged it in the High Court of Mbarara.
Although the Office of the President is alleged to have tried to meddle in the case, hence causing a lot of tension, Justice Kibuuka Musoke, without fear or favour, ratified Byanyima’s win. It is, hence, timely to appreciate his legacy in the wake of the ongoing process of hearing election petition cases.
NBC SVG
The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the functioning of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, were highlighted yesterday, at the Ceremonial Sitting to mark the Opening of the New Law Year 2021.
This Country’s Attorney General Jaundy Martin was among officials who addressed the ceremony, which was proceeded by a Virtual Church Service in Lucia. He spoke about some of the measures taken to address the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Meanwhile, Chief Justice, Dame Janice Pereira delivered the Feature Address with the theme “
the ECSC Managing the COVID-19 Quake”. She said the year 2020 can be described as the year of unimaginable disruptions an unplanned adjustments and uncertainties, brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic.