The 6th edition of the Afro barometer that assesses access to justice among other social services by citizens indicates that Ugandans have lost trust in the judicial sector with many reasons raised by the citizens who were interviewed in the research carried out in May this year across the country. Releasing the report findings today, the national coordinator, Afro barometer Uganda, Francis Kibirige reveals that majority of Ugandans totaling to 55% believe that officials who commit crimes often or always go unpunished and only 16% believe that ordinary citizens go unpunished.
The report continues to highlight that 75% of the citizens want parliament to continue making laws despite the decreasing trust in the institution with now 70% of Ugandans think that citizens should pay taxes and obey laws.
However the deteriorating trust among citizens towards the judicial system is attributed to case back log, expensive court processes, little or no justice delivered to Uganda, among others which has also seen many Ugandans resort to using mob justice to deal with the criminals. Many of the citizens are calling for more investment in the health and education sectors so as to improve services there to meet the needed standards.
