IG designate Naluzze replaced Betty Olive Namisango Kamya who took on the mantle four years ago from Justice Irene Kakooza Mulyagonja. Members of the Uganda Law Society (ULS) have advised the newly elected Inspector General of Government (IGG) Aisha Naluzze Batala to resign her old job as a High Court Judge before assuming her new […]
The Buganda Road Chief Magistrates’ Court has issued a warrant of arrest against the Uganda Law Society (ULS) President Isaac Ssemakadde on charges of insulting the modesty of a woman, particularly the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Jane Frances Abodo. The warrant of arrest was issued on Monday by the Court, presided over by […]
The President of the Uganda Law Society (ULS), Isaac Ssemakadde has allegedly fled the country following the High Court of Uganda ordering his arrest and imprisonment for two years after finding him guilty of contempt of court. According to the latest messages posted on Ssemakadde’s X handle, he allegedly fled to Rwanda. After posting as […]
The Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo has demanded an apology from the Uganda Law Society (ULS) leadership. He accuses the society’s leadership of abusing judicial officers including Justice Musa Ssekaana. According to Owiny-Dollo, the abuses hurled against Justice Musa Ssekaana by lawyers is the gravest thing that has ever happened during his tenure as Chief Justice. […]
The High Court in Kampala has blocked the Uganda Law Society Extra Ordinary Annual General Meeting and subsequent elections that were slated for December 17, 2024. The order given on Friday night by the Civil Division Judge Musa Ssekaana arises from an application filed by one of the aggrieved members of the Uganda Law Society-ULS, Hashim Mugisha […]
In an unprecedented and controversial move, the Uganda Law Society (ULS) Council has expelled its President, Isaac Ssemakadde Kimeze, and Vice President, Anthony Asiimwe, citing gross misconduct. “In order to restore public trust and confidence in Uganda Law Society and the Legal profession in Uganda we resolve as follows: Expel the President of the Uganda […]
Dozens of lawyers on Friday stormed the High Court in Kampala to follow up on the case in which two of the members of the Uganda Law Society (ULS) are challenging the decision by their President Isaac Ssemakadde to expel Attorney General and the Solicitor General as representatives from the Uganda Law Society Council. Those who […]
Pulezidenti omuggya ow’ekibiina kya bannamateeka ki Uganda Law Society, Isaac Ssemakadde oluvannyuma lw’okuwangula ekifo ky’abadde ayayaanira mu ggandaalo lya wiikendi, akyaddeko e mbuga ku Bulange e Mengo, ku kitebe ekikulu eky’Obwakabaka bwa Buganda. Ssemakadde afunye omukisa okusisinkana ku Katikkiro wa Buganda, Charles Peter Mayiga ng’ono yeeyamye okutambulira awamu n’Obwakabaka mu nteekateeka z’obukulembeze bw’abavubuka. Ssemakadde […]
The Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court has granted bail to several other anti-corruption protesters, including former Makerere University Guild President Maseruka Robert and intern doctor Ssagala Abdul Rahman Kabanda. They, along with other accused persons, were charged with being a common nuisance following a protest on July 23, 2024, where they allegedly obstructed public walkways […]
The Royal Danish Embassy in Uganda together with Ireland, the Netherlands, and Sweden have launched a partnership with civil societies in the Karamoja sub-region. The partnership was launched on Tuesday in Moroto district, focusing on promoting accountability, civic engagement, and Human Rights. Partners who will benefit from the program include RiamRiam Civil Society, Uganda Law […]