About Kabale High Court Circuit

Kabale High Court is run by the Resident Judge who is also the Head of Circuit. The High Court is the highest trial court with original unlimited jurisdiction to hear all triable matters. Kabale High Court also hears appeals from the decisions of the lower courts in the two Chief Magisterial areas of Kabale, covering Rubanda, Kabale and Rukiga districts and Kisoro covering the district of Kisoro.

Kabale is an international circuit right at Uganda’s borders with Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. We adjudicate Criminal, Civil, Family and Land matters. The Kabale High Court is also the Family Children Court in the Circuit and serves as the focal point for activities related to the Justice, Law and Order sector.

We also host the Juveniles for Justice Office in the Kigezi region. The High Court is adjacent to the Kabale Children’s Remand Home, the largest in Western Uganda, and close to Ndorwa Government Prison and Ndorwa Women’s Prison.

In our vicinity are the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Regional Office), Kabale University, the Ministry Zonal Office for Lands, Housing and Environment, and other institutions of learning.

Location: Kikungiri Hill via Kabale-Katuna Highway.
Hours: Monday to Friday, 08:30 AM – 05:00 PM.
Languages: English, Rukiga, Kinyarwanda, Rufumbira.
Assistance with other languages available upon prior notice for translation/interpreter services.