Nakawa Court resumes work

By Godiver Asege & Farooq Kasule

Nakawa court has resumed work after it was deserted due to water shortage. The Court that was on Tuesday afternoon closed opened with big number of people waiting to be attended to.

On Tuesday afternoon, the Judiciary officials announced that it had temporally closed the court due to water shortage which was a threat to people’s lives.

Following an uproar by parliament, sanity was restored at the Court. The Judiciary spokesperson, said that they had cleared the bill though he did not disclose the actual amount they had cleared.

“We have cleared the bill,” he confirmed.

Business as usual as people arrice at the Court

National Water and Sewerage Corporation cut off water at the court over an accumulated bill dating back to November last year.

This prompted the resident judge, Wilson Musene Musalu to close the premises for fear of their health.

Commenting on the issue, National Water and Sewage Corporation (NW&SC) public affairs manager, Sam Apedel said: “The court uses a pre-paid meter and it is like airtime when it is over you cannot make any call” Apendelo said

He said that most government institutions are on the pre-paid water system to ensure they do not accumulate debts as was in the past.

“The management of the court knew about being on the pre-paid Metter but deliberately refused to pay in time. It their fault but not the national water,” Apedel said .

However, although the water bills were cleared, the toilets are still in an appalling situation and the court lacks enough seats for the public, lawyers and their clients.