A Supreme Court judge, who put the Judiciary to test by suing its top brass, has formally requested to retire early from the bench.
Justice Esther Kitimbo Kisaakye communicated her decision to quit Uganda’s highest appellate court to President Museveni, the appointing authority, in a July 18 letter.
The letter is copied to Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo, the chairperson of the Judicial Service Commission and the Judiciary Permanent Secretary/Secretary — three principals she took to the Constitutional Court. Read more