Uganda, April 26 -- The Leadership Code Tribunal has been rocked by internal bickering that threatens enforcement of its mandate and functions.

The squabbles have pitted a section of members against the Judicial Service Commission (JSC), citing "constitutional concerns' in appointment of the Tribunal chairperson.

The squabbles, according to insiders, have created fractured work at the Tribunal after some members complained that the JSC cleared the tribunal chairperson, Dr Roselyn Karugonjo-Segawa, for the job yet she is not on the Roll of Advocates as the law requires.

The Roll of Advocates is a register of lawyers who are enrolled to practice law in Uganda.

Dr Karugonjo told Monitor last evening: "The people who ascertain (suitabilit...