SPECIAL REPORT | Uganda’s roads are claiming more lives than ever before. But for those who survive, the greatest struggle often begins after the wreckage is cleared. As debate grows over whether the country should establish a road accident fund, victims, lawyers and road safety experts are asking whether …
Read More »Ssemakadde demands withdrawal of charges against Lukwago, accuses DPP of political persecution
Kampala, Uganda | URN | Exiled Uganda Law Society President, Isaac Ssemakadde, has written to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Lino Anguzu, complaining about what he described as politically motivated charges against Advocate Erias Lukwago. The letter, copied to the Chief Justice, the Attorney General, and the East African …
Read More »High Court blocks hearing of case against ULS President Ssemakadde who is stuck abroad
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has halted the hearing of the criminal case in which two lawyers accuse Uganda Law Society (ULS) President Isaac Ssemakadde of insulting the modesty of a woman. Hearing of this case has been halted pending determination of the application …
Read More »MPs, ULS up in arms over ‘abuse’ of bail, delays in Ssemakadde’s appeals
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | The Uganda Law Society (ULS) has expressed concern over what they say are inexplicable delays in hearing cases in which their President, Isaac Ssemakadde, wants the Court to restore his right to liberty and set aside the warrant of arrest and a …
Read More »Magistrate Ronald Kayizzi issues warrant of arrest for ULS boss Ssemakadde
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 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 …
Read More »Ssekaana orders 2-year jail term for the head of the Uganda Law Society
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | High Court Judge Musa Ssekaana has ordered the arrest and subsequent imprisonment of Uganda Law Society-ULS President Isaac Ssemakadde for two years after finding him guilty of contempt of Court. Ssemakadde is being jailed following his statements on social media and letters criticizing the …
Read More »Ssemakadde petitions High Court to quash summons
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The President of the Uganda Law Society (ULS) Isaac Ssemakadde, has petitioned the High Court seeking to set aside the summons issued against him by Buganda Road Court Chief Magistrate Ronald Kayizzi on charges of insulting the modesty of a woman. The summons were …
Read More »Now, Chief Magistrate summons ULS President Ssemakadde
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Chief Magistrate Ronald Kayizzi of Buganda Road Court has summoned Uganda Law Society President Isaac Ssemakadde to appear before the court and explain his alleged derogatory remarks about the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). According to court documents, Ssemakadde is accused of making the …
Read More »BLOCKED: Uganda Law Society extra ordinary AGM
Order given on Friday night by the Civil Division Judge Musa Ssekaana Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 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 …
Read More »Tempers flare in court as Ssemakadde is accused of insulting DPP
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tempers flared before the Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court on Wednesday in a case in which Uganda Law Society-ULS President Isaac Ssemakadde is accused of insulting the modesty of a woman. The complaint filed by lawyers Joshua Byamazima and Tony Tumukunde arose from the alleged …
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