President Museveni Appoints New Director of Public Prosecutions

President Yoweri Museveni has appointed High Court judge Jane Frances Abodo as the new Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), replacing Justice Mike Chibita who was appointed to the Supreme Court Bench.

The appointment of Justice Abodo comes about five months after the office fell vacant.

The office of the Clerk to Parliament, has since scheduled for the interaction of the new DPP with the MPs on Appointments Committee on April 6, 2020 at 11:30am.

“The Appointments Committee is scheduled to interact with the following presidential nominees on Monday 6th April, 2020 in the South Committee Room, Parliament House,” reads in part the notice by Clerk to Parliament dated April 1.

The other presidential nominees that are to face the Appointments Committee for approval are; Dr Johnson Byabashaija, whose position as the commissioner-general of the Uganda prisons has been renewed together with his deputy, Mr James Mwanje and the new deputy governor Bank of Uganda, Dr Michael Atingi-Ego.

Others are; Ms Irene Segawa Karugonjo as the chairperson of the newly created Leadership Code Tribunal, Mr Asuman Kiyingi as the deputy chairperson of the same tribunal, Ms Jane Okelowange, Mr Didas Bakunzi Mufasha and Ms Joyce Nalunga Birimumaaso; all as members of the new Leadership Code Tribunal.