Court of Appeal sits in Soroti for first time, takes on 35 cases

The Court of Appeal has, for the first time, moved its proceedings to Soroti to hear 35 pending appeals arising from decisions of the High Court in the Teso Sub-region, in a move aimed at bringing appellate justice closer to litigants.

A panel of three justices led by Justice Oscar Kihika will hear the cause-listed appeals over the next three days from Tuesday as the Judiciary steps up efforts to reduce the backlog of cases and ease the burden faced by litigants who have traditionally had to travel to Kampala to pursue their appeals.
The other members of the panel are Justices…