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@kfm Mon, 18 Dec 2023 09:25:07

Govt allocates billions to Judiciary in next financial year budget

The 2024/25 financial year budget framework paper has revealed an allocation of Shs430 billion for the administration of justice in the 2024/25 national budget. According to the framework paper, the Supreme Court is expected to handle 120 cases, Court of Appeal 900 cases, the Anti-Corruption Division 320 cases, over 2,000 by the Civil Division, over 3,000 by the Commercial Division, and over 2,000 by the Criminal Division among others. The Judiciary has also projected that the High Court Circuits and Magistrate Courts will handle 17,000 and 216,000 cases respectively. The Judiciary also intends to use part of its budget to procure furniture for; six Justices of the Supreme Court, six new Judges, and five Registrars. An average of 1,896 prisoners […]

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