Newsletter ISSN 2619-8703 | Issue 1 | Volume II | October 2018 INDUCTION FOR NEWLY APPOINTED JUDGES OF THE HIGH COURT OF TANZANIA AND HIGH COURT OF ZANZIBAR JOINTLY HELD What’s Inside IJA to Train Gambian Judicial Induction of Newly appointed Judges Kisutu Training and Information Officers Resource Center opens Justice Dr. Gerald Ndika is the new Women’s day Celebrated in Style Chairperson The head of the South Africa Judicial Institute visit IJA Table of Contents Foreword In particular IJA has kept pace with the desired objective of making it a center of excellence in Foreword. .....................................................................................................................................................................1 continuing judicial and legal education that is seemingly Acknowledgement .......................................................................................................................................................2 has begun to germinate. IJA to Train Gambian Judicial Officers........................................................................................................................... 3 Thanks to the usual and unconditional support of IJA Induction for newly Appointed Judges of the High Court of Tanzania and High Court of Zanzibar jointly held ......5 Governing Council, the Judiciary of Tanzania, Ministry of Constitution and Legal Affairs, IJA staff and students, Kisutu Training and Information Resource Center opens at Dar es Salaam ...............................................................8 justice sector stakeholders and finally our esteemed Justice Dr. Ndika is the New Chairperson .................................................................................................................11 partners for their full cooperation that has strategically positioned IJA among its peers. They all have a pivotal Women’s Day Celebrated in Style. ............................................................................................................................12 Hon. Justice Dr. Paul F. Kihwelo (PhD) role to play in creating the bold and exciting future we IJA Conducts HIV/AID Seminar for Staff and Students ...........................................................................................14 all know is possible. Principal IJA Celebrated 9th of December through a Staff Bonanza ........................................................................................15 Our Corporate Image Branding and quality service Farewell Justice John A. Mroso .................................................................................................................................18 delivery Packaging Strategy are working perfectly well and we have received great feedback from many of you. Farewell Michael Esanju and Tombola Shame .............................................................................................................20 The renewed efforts and turn around at IJA is premised Enhancing Judicial Excellency through Continuing Judicial Education ...................................................................22 t gives me great pleasure and honour to welcome on a solid desire to make IJA one amongst the re-known all our readers once again to our flagship publication IJA Conducts Five Stakeholders’ Workshop Series ...................................................................................................27 Judicial Training Institutes (JTIs) in the region and the Iwhose official launching was done by His Lordship world over. I am aware that the bar is too high but it is Juvenile Justice Frontline Workers Trained under UNICEF Project .........................................................................29 the Chief Justice Prof Ibrahim Hamis Juma during the achievable provided that there is self determination and occasion of the 17th Graduation Ceremony in November IJA Students during 2018 Law Week .........................................................................................................................31 dedication to purpose which is the mother of all. 2017. The First Career Guidance and Counseling Day Launched .......................................................................................33 While we continue to focus on excellent and quality 17th Graduation Ceremony ........................................................................................................................................35 We have made it, we are halfway through 2018, and professional service provision in both legal studies and what a year we have had so far. We also have a lot to judicial training guided by universal principles of judicial Alumni Corner ...........................................................................................................................................................37 look forward to, thanks to the exciting results we education, we will continue to explore some unchartered Students’ Corner .........................................................................................................................................................44 are seeing as we are about to start implementing our territories through our client focusing-staff while our turn around Third Five Years Rolling Strategic Plan HeForSHe takes Part in International Day of the African Child ...............................................................................52 back-end teams are busy at work running trials on what 2018/2019-2022/23.Having something to look forward will soon become features of our enhanced offering in Sports and Games ......................................................................................................................................................54 to is a great motivator and the pages of this Newsletter research, consultancy and tailor-made short-courses. are packed with lots of enviable success stories which NSSF Staff Trained by IJA ........................................................................................................................................58 the IJA Newsletter team has put together on a number of As we ramp up our journey of change, we have rein Corporate and Relations. ............................................................................................................................................60 exciting and inspirational activities carried out since the forced the capacity of our IT team to improve IT support last publication that clearly demonstrates who we are service delivery through infrastructure upgrading, and what do we strive to accomplish in the years ahead capacity building and coming up with a number of of us. information systems such as Students Academic Register EDITORIAL TEAM Information System (SARIS), e-Library, Upgrading of Justice Dr. Paul F. Kihwelo (PhD) Advisory Editor I must confess that it has never been an easy ride but the Accounting Package in place and plans are underway Thomas M. Mwikuka Chief Editor rather a tough journey through bumpy road full of to put in place e-Office, Training Management potholes. However, the progress we have made so Lameck N. Samson Content Editor Information System, e-Learning Pilot Course and e-file far is encouraging as the transformation and reform tracking system. Ibrahim G. Mdachi Photo Editor of IJA are in the right track. Iddy A. Mshana Design and Layout Editor 1 Aknowledgement IJA TO TRAIN GAMBIAN JUDICIAL OFFICERS The IJA Governing Council has continued to play the critical role by laying the foundation and groundwork in terms of formulation of various policies that creates enabling environment for publication and research to thrive as a way of making IJA a centre of excellence. The formulation and ultimate approval of the Third Five Years Strategic Plan 2018/19-2022/23 is a clear demonstration of the commitment and dedication of the Governing Council to take IJA to the next level Thomas M.Mwikuka and publication of the IJA Newsletter is one way upon which IJA can showcase its enviable activities Chief Editor and achievements to its peers, partners, justice sector stakeholders and the government at large. The current Vision, Mission and Core Values as well as the revised Strategic Objectives in particular Strategic he preparation and ultimate production of Objective 13 seeks to address Marketing, Public Relations The Gambian CJ Hon. Hassan Bubacar Jallow arriving at IJA for a two days visit. this issue No. 1 Volume II of the IJA Newsletter and External Linkages by specifically branding IJA and Twas not an easy walk in a park but rather it was that being the case there can not be a perfect place than a result of concerted effort by a dedicated team of staff publications and IJA Newsletter is one such platform. he Chief Justice of the several Judicial Training Institutes and students who in one way or the other contributed Republic of Gambia, Hon. (JTI) in Africa because IJA has made meaningfully to ensure that this issue not only comes to A token of appreciation to the Judiciary of Justice Hassan Bubacar tremendous developments owing to fruition but also it comes out in record time. T Tanzania (JoT) for always providing the usual moral Jallow visited the On his part the the transformation and reform that the and material support that enables IJA to achieve what Principal of IJA Hon. Justice Dr. Judiciary of Tanzania is going In particular we are grateful to the editorial team that it has been able to achieve to date and the Ministry of Paul F. Kihwelo