Justice Paul Gadenya in Nasty Road Accident

High Court Judge, Justice Paul Gadenya Walimbwa, has reportedly been involved in a nasty road accident.

According to media sources, Justice Paul Gadenya got an accident on Monday morning along Kampala - Masindi road while travelling to Masindi High Court where he had been posted as a Resident Judge. It is said that his official car UG 0781J had a head-on collision with car registration number UBH 831 in Bigando-Masindi. By press time, Police had not yet issued a detailed report about the accident.

Sources say that whereas his bodyguard and driver survived with minor injuries, Justice Gadenya was terribly hurt and plans are underway to airlift him to Mulago Hospital for treatment.

Gadenya holds a holds a Bachelor’s of Laws Degree from Makerere University (1993), post graduate diploma from Law Development Centre (1994) Master’s degree of Laws in Human Rights and Democratization in Africa from University of Pretoria (2002). He joined public service in 1995 as a Magistrate Grade One, rising to the position of chief magistrate of the white collar criminal court in Uganda.

Between May to August 2004, he was a Visiting Professional in the Legal Advisory Section of the International Criminal Court, The Hague, Netherlands. He was later assigned acting assistant registrar of the Civil Division of the High Court between 2005 to June 2007. In 2007, he was appointed deputy registrar, and served at the Civil Division of the High Court.

Between July 2008 and August 2009, he served in the same capacity at the Anti-Corruption Division of the High Court. He took a break from the bench and went on to work as Senior Technical Advisor of the Justice Law and Order Sector between September 2009 and April 2014. Thereafter, he was appointed the chief registrar of the Judiciary before being appointed as Justice of the High Court of Uganda as Head of Executions and Bailiffs.