Judicial Service Commission appoints nine officers to improve access to justice

The Judicial Service Commission(JSC)  has appointed 5 acting deputy registrars and four acting assistant registrars into the judicial service as one way of improving service delivery.

The commission said in a statement that the appointments were as a result of the commission meeting held on April 13 2022, which agreed to recruit more officers.

According to the chairperson of the commission, Justice Benjamin Kabiito, the recruitment is also in line with the presidential directive to the cabinet early this year for more judicial officers to be appointed so as to improve access to justice for the public.

"The acting period will be for one year and during that time, the officers will be appraised on a set of Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) for the said positions to be set by the judiciary and the commission to evaluate their performance before they can be confirmed into the Judiciary Service on permanent and pensionable terms," said the commission.

Below is the full list of the appointed officers.

Deputy Registrars

1. Ssempala Dorothy Lwanga
2. Nanteza Zulaika
3. Akullo Elizabeth Ogwal
4. Samuel Twakyire
5. Anyala Susanne Okeny

Assistant Registrars

1. Nakitende Juliet
2. Butanula Rashida
3. Nakadama Esther Lydia Mubiru
4. Kagoda Samuel Ntende Moses