NewsFamily Court launches mediation fortnight to tackle case backlog
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________________ The Family Division of the High Court in Kampala has launched a two-week mediation drive aimed at resolving more than 400 cases as part of efforts to reduce the court's case backlog while empowering parties to settle disputes amicably.According to the court's assistant registrar, Juliet Komugisa, 70% of the pending cases relate to the renewal or extension of letters of administration and probate, 20% involve new applications for grants of letters of administration or probate, while 10% are divorc…
“Even in cases where mediation has not been successful, we consider it a success because we would at least have facilitated the parties to talk because most of them actually don’t talk at all,” Komugisa said.During the launch on Monday (July 6), Komugisa explained that the surge in applications for the extension or renewal of letters of administration and probate followed the amendment of the Succession Act in 2022, which resulted in all individual grants issued before the amendment expiring on May 31 last year.“S…
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“Yes, courts can solve disputes, but mediation brings lasting solutions. We shouldn’t pass this to the next generations,” Abodo said.Citing the country's growing population, Abodo appealed to the public to embrace mediation, noting that the judiciary can never have enough judges to handle every dispute through litigation.She also urged advocates to support the judiciary by explaining the benefits of mediation to their clients.“We call upon the advocates to talk to your clients about the advantages of mediation. Wh…
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KAMPALA — Operation Wealth Creation (OWC) Civil Coordinator for the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area, Edison Kirabira, has urged landowners, landlords, tenants and prospective land buyers to embrace the newly established Land Management Centre, describing it as a major step toward reducing land grabbing, fraudulent land transactions and ownership disputes across Uganda.
Kirabira made the remarks following the launch of the centre by Gen. Caleb Akandwanaho, popularly known as Salim Saleh, the Chief Coordinator of Operation Wealth Creation, at Matugga on Friday.
He described the initiative as a timely intervention aimed at strengthening land administration and protecting citizens from increasing cases of land fraud, forged land titles, illegal evictions and multiple sales of the same piece of land.
“Land remains one of Uganda’s most valuable assets, yet thousands of Ugandans continue to lose property through fraud, forged land titles and illegal transactions. The Land Management Centre will help restore confidence in land ownership and promote justice,” Kirabira said.
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Watchdog Uganda also reported on the story, highlighting that kampala — operation wealth creation (owc) civil coordinator for the greater kampala metropolitan area, edison kirabira, has urged landowners, landlords, tenants and prospective land buyers to embrace the newly established land management centre, describing it…
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