Judiciary Issues New Rules on Handling Child Adoption Cases

Daily Monitor, Uganda

A day after the United States of America announced financial and visa restrictions against two Ugandan judges, the Judiciary came out with at least seven new guidelines that they think will address concerns surrounding child adoption.

The new guidelines were issued yesterday by the Principal Judge, Justice Flavian Zeija, pursuant to Section 20 of the Judicature Act and in consultation with the acting Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo.

“The objective of the circular is to address the numerous concerns raised by key stakeholders on the manner in which some judicial officers have handled inter-country adoption matters,” reads in part the Principal Judge’s circular.”