HC: Anti corruption Division (Uganda)

 The Anti-corruption Division of the High court  was established in July 2008 by the Judiciary as a specialized Division to adjudicate corruption and corruption related cases. The Division commenced hearing cases in December 2008. 

The Establishment of the ACD was a deliberate step by the Judiciary, in response to demands by Government and other institutions engaged in fighting corruption, to take drastic action against the corrupt by strengthening the adjudicatory mechanism for fighting corruption.

The Principal Judge administratively set up the ACD, as a specialized Division of the High Court to adjudicate corruption cases. The Chief Justice would like to formally establish the ACD through a Practice Direction.

Physical address
Plot 8 Mabua Road, Kololo, Kampala- Uganda.
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Judgment date
April 2016
Separate charges of soliciting and receiving gratification valid; evidence (including electronic) sustained convictions; appeal dismissed.
Criminal law – Anti‑Corruption Act s.2(a) – soliciting and receiving gratification may be charged separately; Charge‑sheet irregularity not fatal absent prejudice; Contradictions in prosecution evidence must be material to cause acquittal; Burden of proof remains on prosecution despite adverse observations about defence; Failure to recover cash not fatal where circumstantial and documentary evidence (photocopies/serial numbers) and witness identification support prosecution; Electronic evidence admissible if authenticated.
28 April 2016
Marked trap money and incriminating documentation established corrupt gratification under s.2(a); appeal dismissed.
Anti‑corruption Act s.2(a) – gratification – encompasses past, present and future acts or omissions; Proof by marked/serialised trap money and incriminating documentation; Loan‑repayment defence held to be afterthought; Appellate re‑evaluation of factual findings and credibility.
11 April 2016