KAMPALA– The Judiciary of Uganda has evaluated its performance for the Financial Year 2024/2025. In the Report which was released early this week by the Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny Dollo, the legislature arm of government registered some improvement compared to the past years.
In terms of Non taxable Revenue Collection, the Judiciary registered significant growth in Non-Tax Revenue (NTR) collections, remitting a total of UGX 12.09 billion to the Consolidated Fund, reflecting a 13.27% increase from FY2023/24. This growth was largely driven by an increase in collection of Court fees and fines, which rose by 19.40%, other court fees and penalties, which grew by 21.00%, and miscellaneous revenues, which recorded the highest growth at 184.86%.
“On bail refunds, the Judiciary collected UGX 6.82 billion from bail deposits, of which UGX
4.99 billion was refunded to the applicants. Despite these pay outs, the pending bail deposits to be paid out stood at UGX 26.12 billion as at 30th June 2025 from UGX 24.29 billion as at 30th June 2024. I encourage all those whose cases have been concluded to claim their deposits from the Courts.” Reported Dollo
In terms of performance, The Chief Magistrates Courts and High Courts registered the highest completion rates due to reforms like use of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), deployment of more judicial and administrative staff, roll out of ECCMIS, and operationalization of more.
“The performance of courts in FY2024/25 reflects the Judiciary’s strong commitment to improving access to justice, expeditious disposal of cases and reducing case backlog. The Judiciary registered 279,630 new cases and brought forward 170,494 cases, making a total caseload of 450,124. Out of the caseload, 259,331 cases were completed reflecting a disposal rate of 58%.”
In terms of funding from Government, Judiciary received an increment in its approved budget allocation from UGX 392.546 Billion for FY 2023/24 to UGX 442.263 Billion for FY 2024/25.
“Key legal reference materials, including Bench Books, Kampala Law Reports (KALR) practice guides, and the 7th Edition of the Principal Laws, were procured and distributed across High Court Circuits, Chief Magistrates, and Magistrate Grade I Courts.
Uganda Legal Information Institute (ULII) uploaded over 7,000 vital court decisions and laws to ease online access by the judicial officers,lawyers and the public. Subscriptions to online databases like LEXISNEXIS and Uganda Law Reform was done to strengthen legal research.”
The Judiciary also undertook renovations and maintenance of court premises, with major works completed at Mbale, Kapchorwa, Ngora, Pallisa, Kumi, Nabweru,Entebbe, Kabale, Nabilatuk, Hoima, and Kitgum courts, as well as the Chief Magistrate’s residence at Kiboga. Renovation of Apac Chief Magistrates Court was ongoing at 85% completion.
