Judiciary Digitises Advocates, Bailiffs Records to Improve Access

What the report says

The Ugandan Judiciary has begun digitising records for advocates and bailiffs in a move aimed at improving access, retrieval and security of professional files, according to Nile Post. Chief Registrar Justice Agnes Alum inspected the work on Thursday at the basement of the Court of Appeal Building in Kampala, where registry documents are being scanned and stored electronically.

The project covers records kept by the Chief Registrar’s Registry, which holds information on advocates’ enrolment and professional status, as well as the registration and regulation of bailiffs. The Judiciary said the first phase is being rolled out in stages and is expected to be completed by the end of October 2026. Officials said the files have already been scanned, and the next step is to enter key details into the digital system so they can be searched more easily.

Once fully in place, the system is expected to let authorised users access registry information electronically instead of relying on physical files. The Judiciary says this should make record keeping faster, improve preservation and safe custody, and reduce the difficulties of handling large volumes of paper records. In broader context, court systems in many countries are turning to digitisation to ease administrative delays and improve public service delivery, though the article does not say when users will begin seeing the new system in day-to-day use.