The Judiciary has released the burial programme for retired Supreme Court Justice Augustine Nshimye.
Justice Nshimye, a veteran jurist, passed away on Friday at his residence in Kampala at the age of 79 after battling cancer.
According to the programme released on Saturday, the retired Supreme Court justice will be laid to rest on Tuesday at his ancestral home in Namutamba Village, Bulera Sub-county, Mityana District.
Prior to the burial, an official vigil will be held on Sunday at the family home on Mawanda Road in Kamwokya, starting at 5:00 p.m. This will be followed by a funeral service on Monday, April 6, 2026, at All Saints’ Cathedral, Nakasero, beginning at 2:00 p.m.
The body will then be transported to Namutamba Village in Mityana District for burial the following day.
Biography
Born on December 12, 1946, in Namutamba, Bulera Sub-county, in present-day Mityana District, Justice Nshimye began his public service career in 1967 as a senior clerk in the Judiciary.
He rose through the ranks, serving as a clerical officer, Magistrate Grade I, and later as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Uganda.
Between 1986 and 1988, he served as Deputy Chief Registrar before transitioning into private legal practice in 1988.
Justice Nshimye returned to the Bench in 2008 as a Justice of the Court of Appeal, which also functions as the Constitutional Court. In 2010, he served as an acting Justice of the Supreme Court and, in September 2015, was appointed a substantive Justice of the Supreme Court.
That same year, he became the pioneer Chief Inspector of Courts, a role he held alongside his Supreme Court duties.
Justice Nshimye retired from public service in March 2017 upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of 70. However, he was reappointed as an acting Justice of the Supreme Court for two additional years, serving until 2019.
Even after retirement, he continued to serve the Judiciary as a court-accredited mediator attached to the Family Division.
He also had a stint in politics, serving as Member of Parliament for Mityana South from 1988 to 2008, and as Minister for Regional Cooperation.
