OUR HISTORY

ABOUT US

The Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs is the overseer of Uganda to ensure as a country upholds the rule of law, good governance and due process for all citizens and residents.

This Ministry is to provide legal advice and legal services to Government, its allied institutions and to the general public and to support the machinery that provides the legal framework for good governance.

This Ministry has a long term mission to promote and facilitate efficient and effective machinery capable of providing laws for good governance and delivery of legal advice all bodies related to Government and the public.

The Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs is empowered to:

To represent Government in civil suits for and against Government;

To carry out legal advisory services and that is to drafting, perusal and clearance of contracts, treaties, provision of legal opinion on Government borrowing;

To draft bills and statutory instruments;

To regulate the legal profession and legal education;

To administer estates of deceased, unsound and missing persons;

To collect Non-Tax Revenue;

Hon. Kiryowa Kiwanuka; Attorney General

Hon. Hon. Jackson K. Kafuuzi, Deputy Attorney General

Mr. Kasande Robert ,Permanet Secretary

Mr. Francis Atoke; The Solicitor General

HEADQUARTER

Plot 1, Parliament Avenue, Queens Chambers

P.O. BOX 7183, Kampala

Tel: +256-41 230537/8/9

Fax: +256-41-254829, 230802

REGIONAL OFFICES:

MBALE REGIONAL OFFICE

Plot 69, Republic Street

P.O. Box 84, Mbale.

Tel: 0454 33066 /Fax: 0454 33066

ARUA REGIONAL OFFICE

Plot 42-44, Packwach Road

P.O. BOX 826, Arua

Tel: 0476 420121 / Fax: 0476 420119

MBARARA REGIONAL OFFICE

Plot 1A, Kamukuzi

P.O. BOX 1318, Mbarara

Tel: 0485 20262 / Fax: 0485 20261

GULU REGIONAL OFFICE

Plot 1, Elizabeth Road

GuluMunicipality

P.O. Box 1482, Gulu

Tel: 0471 432143 /Fax: 0471 432143

The ministry has been in existence since 1962, when Uganda gained her independence and became A REPUBLIC. THE FIRST MINISTER WAS Grace K ibingira. Below is a List of ministers (Independence in 1962-present)

GRACE K. IBINGIRA (1962-1964) [1ST MINISTER OF JUSTICE]
CUTHBERT JOSEPH OBWANGOR (1964-1966)
PETER JAMES NKAMBO MUGERWA (1971-1973)
GODFREY SERUNKUMA LULE(1973-1977)
DANI WADADA NABUDERE (1979)
EDWARD OGBAL (1979-1986)
JOSEPH MULENGA(1986-1989)
GEORGE KANYEIHAMBA (1989-1990)
ABU MAYANJA(1990-1994)
JOSEPH EKEMU(1994-1996)
BART MAGUNDA KATUREEBE (1996-1998)
JOSHUA S. MAYANJA-NKANGI(1998-2001)
JANAT MUKWAYA(2001-2003) [1ST FEMALE]
AMAMA MBABAZI(2004-2006)
KIDDU MAKUBUYA(2005-2011)
KAHINDA OTAFIIRE(2011–PRESENT)

The Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs is empowered to:

To represent Government in civil suits for and against Government;

To carry out legal advisory services and that is to drafting, perusal and clearance of contracts, treaties, provision of legal opinion on Government borrowing;

To draft bills and statutory instruments;

To regulate the legal profession and legal education;

To administer estates of deceased, unsound and missing persons;

To collect Non-Tax Revenue;

KIRYOWA KIWANUKA: 2021 – TODATE

WILLIAM BYARUHANGA: 2016 – 2021

FRED RUHINDI: 2015 UNTIL 2016

PETER NYOMBI: 2011 UNTIL 2015

KIDDU MAKUBUYA: 2005 UNTIL 2011

AMAMA MBABAZI: 2004 TO 2006

FRANCIS AYUME: 2001 TO 2004

BART MAGUNDA KATUREEBE: 1996 TO 2001

JOSEPH KALIAS EKEMU: 1994 TO 1996

ABU MAYANJA: 1991 TO 1994

GEORGE WILLIAM KANYEIHAMBA: 1988 TO 1991

JOSEPH MULENGA: 1986 TO 1988

SAM KUTESA: 1985 TO 1986

STEPHEN AMODING ARIKO: 1979 TO 1985

GEORGE WILLIAM KANYEIHAMBA: 1979

MATHIA BAZITYA MATOVU: 1977 TO 1979

GODFREY LULE: 1974 TO 1977

PETER JAMES NKAMBO MUGERWA: 1971 TO 1974

LAMECK LUBOWA: 1967 TO 1971

GODFREY BINAISA: 1962 TO 1967