| Christine Kitumba | |
| Birth Place: | Uganda |
| Alma Mater: | Dar es Salaam The Queen's University of Belfast |
| Occupation: | Lawyer, Judge |
| Nationality: | Ugandan |
| Known For: | The Law |
Christine Nakaseeta Binayisa Kitumba is a Ugandan lawyer and judge. She served as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Uganda, from July 2009.[1] Her tenure was expected to conclude in 2015.[2] In July 2017, she was requested to continue serving, in order to alleviate a shortage of justices on the country's highest court.[3] As of September 2017, she served on the court on an extended contract.[4] Before her appointment on the Supreme Court, she was a member of the Court of Appeal of Uganda.[1]
She was born in the Buganda Region of Uganda. After attending primary school locally, she was admitted to Trinity College Nabbingo, where she finished with a High School Diploma.[5] She has a Bachelor of Laws obtained from Dar es Salaam University, Tanzania a public university that was established in 1961. Has a Master of Laws, obtained from The Queen's University Belfast in 1969.
In August 2015, Justice Christine Kitumba was part of the 6-1 majority which held that it was unconstitutional for the family of the man to demand a refund of the bride price, from the family of the woman, in case of a divorce. However the demand of bride price before a traditional marriage was ruled constitutional.[6] [7]