Uganda, Feb. 8 -- A section of lawyers have vowed not to attend tomorrow's opening of the New Law Year in Kampala, citing the recent High Court's ruling that gagged Uganda Law Society (ULS) from discussing the attack on the independence of the Judiciary by President Museveni.

President Museveni is the chief guest at the opening of the New Law Year, which will also see the grand opening of the twin appellate towers of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal.

"We cannot have an independent Judiciary minus a robust and active Bar Association. That equation is unconstitutional, therefore, our colleagues at the Bar must be prepared to join all efforts to push back against this obnoxious gag order, and the first step is to heed our call to boyc...