Judge urges advocates to uphold professional ethics

BUKOBA: BUKOBA High Court incharge, Judge Immaculata Banzi has urged advocates who are members of the Tanganyika Law Society (TLS) to uphold their professional integrity and diligence.

Equally, she called upon government organs entrusted with investigation of criminal cases including Prevention and Combating of Corruption Bureau (PCCB), police and prisons departments to utilise Information, Communication Technology (ICT), including forensic identification technology to have positive results in case management.

Judge Banzi made the call recently when she led hundreds of mourners during the burial of Advocate Sethi Jacob Niyikiza (35), who was buried at his home village Igayaza, in Missenyi District.

“Ethics is a core pillar in the provision of justice without which the process is uncompleted. Science and technology development has increased citizens’ understanding of justice issues thus increasing their ability to judge and criticise decisions made. We need to be accurate in our decisions in order to avoid unnecessary criticisms,” she said.

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She also appealed to members who form district and regional judicial ethics committees to educate the citizens on the functions of the committees and how to fully utilise them.

Chairman of the TLS Kagera Chapter, Mr Fumbuka Ngotolwa, on the other hand, eulogised the late Advocate Niyikiza as a hard working young man who had a bright future ahead.

“We mourn his passing and will miss his humour and kindness. Our thoughts are with his family and friends,” he said. According to Mr Ngotolwa, the late Niyikiza was born on 19 March, 1989.

He was enrolled to the Bar on 26 July, 2018 with Number 7038. He is survived by a widow and several children