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Why ULS has denounced Zeija thanksgiving in Rukungiri

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Exiled ULS President Isaac Kimaze Ssemakadde, Justice Musa Ssekaana & Chief Justice Flavian Zeija  " The Judiciary under his leadership leadership has failed to act as an effective check on executive power..." - Ssemakadde, SC Hajji Obeid Lutale & Opposition leader Rt.Col.Dr Kizza Besigye who's also a Rukungiri born as Zeija _________________ __________________ --- *RNB* *RADICAL NEW BAR* *UGANDA LAW SOCIETY* *EXECUTIVE ORDER* *RNB NO 14 OF 2026* *ENFORCEMENT OF DECLARATION OF CHIEF JUSTICE DR. FLAVIAN ZEIJA AS A GLOBAL JUDICIAL PARIAH BY DENUNCIATION AND BOYCOTT OF HIS THANKSGIVING CEREMONY (KARAMA, RUKUNGIRI – 21 NOVEMBER 2026) AND AUTHORIZATION OF A PROTEST LETTER CAMPAIGN* *Part 1 - FORMAL DENUNCIATION* The Uganda Law Society (ULS), acting through its Radical New Bar (RNB) Governing Council and in furtherance of *Executive Order RNB No. 7 of 2026*, hereby solemnly d...

ULS: WE WILL NOT RETREAT FROM PROTECTING WITNESSES OR REMEMBERING THE DISAPPEARED

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*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE* *ULS: WE WILL NOT RETREAT FROM PROTECTING WITNESSES OR REMEMBERING THE DISAPPEARED* *Kampala, Uganda - 31 October 2026:* The Institute for Justice and Accountability in Uganda (IJA), under Director Kakwenza Rukirabashaija, has requested the Society's engagement under Sections 3(d) and 3(e) of the Uganda Law Society Act and Executive Order RNB No.10 of 2026 on witness protection and safe evacuation. The rationale for this request is simple: a protected witness can continue to speak; a Law Society that protects those who give evidence of law's breach fulfills its purpose. This morning's X Space *(SAVING LT MABONGA - Witness Protection and Safe Evacuation)* reaffirmed that commitment. Kakwenza has now placed before the public further grave allegations from sources inside the *Special Forces Command* concerning the fate of *JohnBosco Kibalama* and others. Those sources, according to him, require immediate protection and evacuation. We express...

Word per word: Ssemakadde's ULS mourns fallen NUP MP Charles Matovu

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*UGANDA LAW SOCIETY MOURNS THE PASSING OF HON. CHARLES MATOVU, VOWS TO CHALLENGE ABATEMENT LAW* Kampala, Uganda - 23 October 2026: The Uganda Law Society (ULS) is deeply saddened by the untimely passing of Hon. Charles Matovu, former Member of Parliament for Busiro South, who passed away on 22 October 2026. His death is a profound loss to his family, colleagues and the people he served. ULS President, Isaac Kimaze Ssemakadde, SC  Hon. Matovu served in Uganda's 11th Parliament from 2021 to 2026, representing Busiro South Constituency in Wakiso District on the National Unity Platform (NUP) ticket. He was known to those who worked with him as a reserved but resolute man who stood firmly by his convictions, particularly on matters concerning constitutionalism and the rule of law. *Advocate Samuel Muyizzi,* who was representing Hon. Matovu in the election petition, reflected on the significance of the case and the circumstances in which it was being pursued:: "Hon. Mato...