By Ahura Mujuni Mark

Justice Steven Kavuma has been appointed as the  Acting Deputy Chief Justice.

Kavuma was appointed on Monday following the deteriorating health of  Justice Constance Byamugisha .Justice Byamugisha  passed away on Thursday morning.

Byamugisha  succumbed to breast cancer ,the disease she has fought with for some time .He died from Nakasero hospital where she was receiving treatment.

Justice Byamugisha will  buried on  Sunday.

She Byamugisha was the sister of the  former First Deputy Prime Minister, Eriya Kategaya who also passed away barely a month ago.

At the time of her death she was the Acting Deputy Chief Justice.

She was also Constitutional Court and Court of Appeal Judge.