Tag: Isaac Ssemakadde

Rukungiri PFF Members Endorse Besigye for 2026 Presidency Despite Detention, Announce Protest

A section of People’s Front for Freedom (PFF) members in Rukungiri district has endorsed Col. Dr. Kizza Besigye as their presidential candidate for the 2026 general elections, despite his continued detention since November 2024. The endorsement took...

Gov’t Rolls Out New Reforms to Boost Meat Exports and Public Health in Uganda

Health

The Government of Uganda has launched a major nationwide campaign to overhaul its meat production systems in a bid to safeguard public health, enhance food safety, and meet international trade standards. Spearheaded by the Ministry of Agriculture,...

Court

Buganda Road Court Orders Arrest of ULS President Ssemakadde

The Buganda Road Court has ordered the arrest of Uganda Law Society President Isaac Ssemakadde. On Monday, 24th February, 2025,...

Court

Ssemakadde Bangs Justice Ssekaana’s Table, Orders Boycott over Judicial...

Ssemakadde issued an impromptu directive ordering the Society to boycott Judge Musa Ssekaana over judicial misconduct.

Court

Uganda Law Society Launches Trial Watch Program for Dr....

The trial watch program aimed at monitoring and assessing court proceedings against Col (Rtd.) Dr. Kizza Besigye and his co-accused, Hajj Obeid Lutale.

Court

ULS Distances Self from Ssemakadde’s Remarks

Ssemakadde’s leadership style continues to lie under public scrutiny, battling the divide between freedom of expression and responsible professionalism in the law society.

Politics

ULS Pledges to Aid PFF Sue Kenya over Arrest...

The FDC politicians had just concluded a meeting at the Ukweli Pastoral Center on the outskirts of Kisumu City on July 23, 2024, when a group of armed people (believed to be Ugandan and Kenyan security personnel) broke into their rooms, allegedly assaulted, arrested, and drove them back to Uganda in the middle of the night.

Crime

Court Lessens Verdict on 16 NUP Political Prisoners

In a statement dated October 22, 2024, the President of the Uganda Law Society, Isaac Ssemakadde, denounced the militarization of the judicial system.

National News

Government Should Stay Out of ULS Business—Ssemakadde

The newly elected president of the Uganda Law Society, Isaac Ssemakadde, has expressed his discontent with government interference in the legal profession.