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High Court of Uganda

The High Court of Uganda is the third court of record in order of hierarchy and has unlimited original jurisdiction, which means that it can try any case of any value or crime of any magnitude. Appeals from all Magistrates Courts go to the High Court. 

The High Court is headed by the Honorable Principal Judge who is responsible for the administration of the court and has supervisory powers over Magistrate's courts. 

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Plot 2, the Square Kampala
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May 2000
Nkojo Murro v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 2 of 2000) [2000] UGHC 70 (4 May 2000)
Embezzlement and financial-loss counts failed for lack of UNEB evidence; abuse of office conviction upheld.
Criminal law – embezzlement (s.257): requirement to prove employer–employee or fiduciary relationship and ownership; Criminal law – causing financial loss (s.258): necessity of proving "loss" via victim evidence; Criminal law – abuse of office (s.83): diversion of funds as arbitrary act prejudicial to victims; Evidence – failure to call victim institution (UNEB) can be fatal to proving ownership and loss; Compensation orders must be grounded in proven convictions and specified statutory basis.
 4 May 2000
Nkojo v Uganda (Criminal Appeal 2 of 2000) [2000] UGHC 39 (4 May 2000)
Appellant’s embezzlement and financial-loss convictions quashed for lack of victim evidence; abuse of office conviction upheld.
Criminal law – embezzlement (s.257) – failure to call the alleged owner/victim fatal to proving employer relationship and theft; Criminal law – causing financial loss (s.258) – victim evidence required to prove loss and its quantum; Criminal law – abuse of office – diversion of funds causing prejudice to students proved arbitrary act; Compensation under Penal Code (s.259) depends on valid convictions and specified basis.
 4 May 2000