By Martha Nakimuli

Chief Justice Benjamin Odoki  who has served for  over 13 years will officially retire tomorrow  after  turning  70 years.

Article 144 of the Constitution, states that in case of the Chief Justice, the Deputy Chief Justice, a Justice of the Supreme Court and a Justice of Appeal, they shall retire on attaining the age of seventy years.

The chief justice will however continue serving for more three months to handle all his pending work since the constitution allows it.

Mr Odoki began his career in 1969 as state attorney attached to public prosecutions.He was appointed Chief Justice in 2001 replacing  Samuel Wako Wambuzi  who had served from 1986 to 2001  .