Ugandans shocked at retirement talk- CJ
Chief Justice Bart Katureebe
What you need to know:
- Justice Katureebe rose to the highest office in the Judiciary two years ago and will turn 70, the mandatory retirement age for Supreme Court and Court of Appeal/Constitutional justice, on June 15, 2020.
Entebbe. Chief Justice Bart Katureebe has said that ever since his declaration that he would retire in the next three years, people are finding it strange that he won’t grip onto this treasured office.
A week ago, Justice Katureebe while attending celebrations to mark 115 years of the establishment of Namilyango College in Mukono, revealed that he will retire in 2020 when he clocks the mandatory retirement age of 70.
The office of the Chief Justice is the fourth most important in the hierarchy after that of the president, vice president and the Speaker of Parliament.
“The other day when I said I would be retiring in three years’ time, I have seen people opening their eyes as if it is unthinkable,” said the Chief Justice while attending a lawyers’ meeting at Entebbe Imperial Resort Beach at the weekend.
“But if I am 67 and the constitution says you retire at 70 and people are finding it strange that somebody can say I am retiring, then we have a problem,” he added.
Justice Katureebe rose to the highest office in the Judiciary two years ago and will turn 70, the mandatory retirement age for Supreme Court and Court of Appeal/Constitutional justice, on June 15, 2020.
