Iganga Court Receives New Chief Magistrate

The Iganga Magistrate’s court has received a new female chief Magistrate in Zulaika Nanteza.

Zulaika replaced Jessica Kiremi.

The new magistrate will be handling cases from seven districts including, Iganga, Mayuge, Namayingo, Bugiri, Namutumba, Kaliro, and Bugweri.

Nanteza was previously the chief magistrate for Pallisa. Her predecessor Kimeri has been transferred to Kampala.

Settling into her new office, Nanteza welcomed the judiciary’s decision to assign uniforms for judiciary officers.

Early this week, the judiciary announced that court clerks and drivers would be given three sets of uniforms that they are expected to wear at all times while on duty.

The new chief magistrate also revealed that she plans to organise public interfaces to educate the population about the dangers of offering judicial officers bribes. Nanteza pledged to speak on the matter on different fora including during radio talk shows.