Hon. Lady Justice Flavia Nabakooza has appealed to Entebbe municipality leaders for space as the Entebbe High Court officially begins its operations.
The court is one of the operationalised five new High Court Circuits (others include Kumi, Lugazi, Patongo, and Wakiso), bringing the number of operational High Court Circuits across the country.
On Tuesday, 29th April, Justice Nabakooza launched its operations with the stakeholders session, exciting local leaders and residents; however the official launch ceremony will be held on the 6th of June 2025.
The Entebbe High Court currently occupies the Entebbe Magistrate Court, which is in Entebbe municipality and Busiro South which covers Katabi, Kajjansi, and Kasanje town councils as well as Bussi sub-county.
Justice Nabakooza noted that it is going to be an in-house session starting with 46 cases, out of which 19 are aggravated defilement, and 19 are murder and robbery cases.
She also assured the public of handling all cases on time to avoid delays since they are well equipped.
“The high court has already added to the electronic court case management system. So the filing is going to be done online. Whatever was filed already that was not online is also going to be scanned and put online. The court has been given the IT person,” she said.
Due to limited space, Justice Nabakooza noted that the high court will be having court sessions two days a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
The Mayor of Entebbe municipality, Fabrice Rulinda assured the court of finding the solution for land through the next council meeting that will be done next week.
Ronald Kalema, the Katabi town council chairperson, appreciated the entire Judiciary for bringing the High Court to Entebbe, saying, “It has been hard for us to always go to Kampala for our high court cases. Therefore we want to thank you, and we pledge that we shall work with you.”
In addition, he lauded Chief Magistrate Stella Maris Amabilis who was promoted to the registrar of the High Court and team for the service well done and asked them to continue serving the people.
The Entebbe Deputy Resident District Commissioner (RDC), Hakim Kirigwa called everyone to work as a team for the success of the court in Entebbe.
“I am now proud that being here as the person representing the president in my capacity today, I’m witnessing the opening of the high court, my Lord, as we are progressing, legislation becomes the pattern of partial life, therefore, with proper infrastructure in place, we can have our people enjoy the peace,” he added.
Other attendees of the session include the chief warden of UWEC David Musingo, DPC Entebbe, the Bussi sub-county chairperson Mukalazi Senkandwa, Magistrates, Wakiso district local government representatives, and Entebbe municipality leaders, among other stakeholders.
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