Uganda, Feb. 8 -- Speaker of Parliament, Ms Anita Among has urged judicial officers to base their judgments on the law and not emotions.

She said this while closing the 25th Annual Judges' Conference at Kampala Serena Hotel on February 8, 2024.

"Courts are a House of record whose decisions set precedents upon which subsequent decisions are premised. Therefore, judicial officers should base their decisions on the law, not emotions, so that such decisions can stand the test of time," Ms Among said.

She appealed to the judiciary to place people at the heart of judicial processes and decisions, saying a people-centric judiciary is pivotal in fostering judicial accountability, independence and easing access to justice.

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