Uganda, Dec. 5 -- When, in June last year, President Museveni signed into law the much-awaited Administration of the Judiciary Bill, there was a palpable expectation by its proponents that within no time the law will transform the Judiciary into a fiscally independent institution that delivers justice to Ugandans in a timely manner.
What captured the attention of many were the quick deliverables the law immediately brought to the table: a retired Chief Justice and a retired Deputy Chief Justice would continue to get their respective monthly salaries in full, while other ordinary judges, including the Principal Judge, the administrative head of the High Court, would get 80 percent of their salaries for the rest of their lives.
But the bigg...