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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.

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Plot 8 Mabua Road, Kololo, Kampala- Uganda.

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https://judiciary.go.ug/data/smenu/19/Anti-Corruption%20Division.html

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May 2022
Uganda v Kakonge and 2 Others (Criminal Appeal No. 5 of 2021) [2022] UGHCACD 5 (25 May 2022) Acquittals upheld where prosecution lacked audits, supplier/official testimony and relied on investigator’s uncorroborated opinions. Criminal law – Embezzlement and causing financial loss – standard of proof; evidential necessity of employer testimony, audits and engineering/value-for-money reports; inadmissibility/limited weight of investigator’s opinion where independent technical evidence absent; conspiracy requires proof of agreement; suspicion and handwriting similarity insufficient for conviction.	25 May 2022

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May 2022

Uganda v Kakonge and 2 Others (Criminal Appeal No. 5 of 2021) [2022] UGHCACD 5 (25 May 2022)

Acquittals upheld where prosecution lacked audits, supplier/official testimony and relied on investigator’s uncorroborated opinions.

Criminal law – Embezzlement and causing financial loss – standard of proof; evidential necessity of employer testimony, audits and engineering/value-for-money reports; inadmissibility/limited weight of investigator’s opinion where independent technical evidence absent; conspiracy requires proof of agreement; suspicion and handwriting similarity insufficient for conviction.

25 May 2022