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[QUOTE="Nehanda, post: 24779, member: 2262"]
The President's office said today that the new judges are real after the Judicial Service Commission said they were not.

The President can pick new judges. This is in the Constitution from 1995.

Justice Flavian Zeija will be the new Deputy Chief Justice. He was a top judge in the High Court before. He will take over from Richard Buteera in May.

Justice Muzamil Mutangula Kibeedi will be on the Supreme Court. He will replace Justice Esther Kisaakye, who left Uganda last year after problems with other judges.

The President sent the names to Parliament. They will say yes or no to them. The President's office said this shows the government wants a strong justice system.

Earlier, the Judicial Service Commission told people not to believe the news about new judges. They said real news only comes from their website and social media.

It seems someone told the news about the judges too soon. They may have done this after the list went to the Parliament leader.

The Commission said the news was not true, but now the President's office says it is. This makes people wonder if the Commission did not know or if they spoke too fast.

The President also appointed eight new judges to the Court of Appeal and 21 judges to the High Court.

People who know a lot about the law are talking about this. They wonder why the Commission and the President's office said different things.

Parliament will meet the new judges very soon. They will decide if they are right for the job.
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