Tag: Isaac Ssemakadde

Ex-Umeme Boss Tips new Management on zero-tolerance to corruption

As Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL) officially takes over electricity distribution from Umeme, outgoing board chairman Patrick Bitature has tasked the new management board to prioritize a zero-tolerance policy on corruption in ensuring the new...

Four people killed during Eid al-Fitr Celebrations —Police

National News

Police in Kampala have reported a number of fatal incidents that claimed the lives of four people during Eid celebrations. The Kampala Metropolitan Police (KMP) spokesperson, SSP Patrick Onyango, attributed these occurrences to a range of causes,...

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.