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My column in this week’s
@observerug
I continue the examination of the strange conclusions reached by the Constitutional Court in Fox Odoi & Ors v AG & Ors, on the right of public participation in legislative processes.
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I was born in Buganda.
Have lived here most of my adult life.
Raised a family here.
Pursued a livelihood here.
I would be a fool to be ungrateful to my hosts, and to my home.
In more ways than one, ndi Musajja wa Kabaka.
Awangaale Ssabasajja Kabaka.
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Let me be clear.
Academic freedom is a right specially protected under Article 29 (1)(b) of the 1995 Constitution.
It deserves - and will receive - jealous protection.
End of statement 😌😇
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6th July 2022.
Senior Lecturer of Law at
@MakerereLaw
Thank you very much
@Makerere
🙏🙏🙏
#AsWeBuildForTheFuture
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The Constitutional Court of Uganda has in a 4-1 decision this morning upheld Constitutional Petition No.15 of 2022 (Dr Busingye Kabumba &
@karamagi_andrew
v Attorney General), which challenged the appointment of 16 High Court Judges in acting capacity.
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I feared to play the clip.
But I had to play it.
When I played it,
I found in it what I had feared 🙈
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Dear
@mtnug
Got a call from 077-3-120-583. Gentleman knew my exact MM account balance (a problem in itself).
He assured me that before the call was done, I would be 2.8m poorer.
Received the messages below shortly thereafter.
Please urgently take steps to prevent this fraud
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It seems the ‘bad manners’ are spreading 😇😇😇
This is the Con Law exam administered at Bishop Stuart University this afternoon 👍👍👍👌👌👌👏👏👏
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I can feel
@rpbyaru
’s pain.
As a young child I witnessed my father, Dr Ijuka Kabumba (now deceased), go through the same pain at the hands of vultures intent on devouring the National Insurance Corporation (a parastatal at the time).
I swore then to avoid public service.
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I am seldom surprised.
But this award has surprised and deeply touched me in more ways than I can describe. 🥺
Thank you very much to the
@lawsocietymak
and 50th Law Class 🙏
Nevertheless, the marking will remain strict and rigorous priz 🤣😌
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Heartiest congratulations
@ruth_muhawe
👏👏👏👏 LLM (Harvard Law School) 🎉🎁🎊
Very proud of you!
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Standing ovation at the School Board meeting this morning, for Prof Sylvia Tamale, who is retiring from
@MakerereLaw
service at the end of March 2022.
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Finally done marking Jurisprudence II (L4223).
Abaana tebawandiise bubi 😌
Now let me start marking ‘the other paper’ 😇😇😇😅😅😅
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Glad to see this out in the Oxford Journal of Law and Religion.
Accessible at:
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Final LLB exam for the 4th year
@MakerereLaw
students.
The chairs are now empty.
Hopefully, their former occupants are headed out to the world to use the law to do good things.
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Congratulations Team
@Makerere
on winning the All Africa Human Rights Moot 👌👌👌
Yet another reminder of the strength of
@MakerereLaw
!
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Some people are so unreliable that you can almost certainly rely on their unreliability.
Exhibit 1: Kampala carpenters 🤦♂️
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Quite impressed by
@SilverKayondo
’s submissions this evening in the Twitter space organized by
@SolomonSerwanjj
.
Also an indication that as legal practice in Uganda becomes more complex, the space for ‘kuyiiyaring’ will get increasingly smaller.
In summary: Know your stuff.
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At the 74th Graduation Ceremony of
@Makerere
@MakerereLaw
Congratulations to all our graduating students (LLD, LLM and LLB) 👌
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Many law school exam scripts start and end like this 🙈🙈🙈
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A historical note from today, upon graduation Dr Adoch will be the first woman to earn the Doctor of Laws of
@Makerere
@MakerereLaw
👌👌👌
Opponent and candidate after the successful LLD defence.
Congratulations Dr Caroline Adoch! 👌👌👌
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Sometimes you read so excellent an exam script that you feel like calling the candidate and thanking them 🙏🙏🙏🤣🤣🤣
🏃♂️🏃♂️🏃♂️🏃♂️🏃♂️
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Whether one agrees with
@rggoobi
or not, this is a good example of serious engagement by a public servant with concerns raised by various citizens.
We need to see more, not less, of this.
Dear Ugandans, I am minded to make a few comments about the debate that has ensued over the agreement the
@GovUganda
recently signed with an investor to produce instant coffee in Uganda. A thread…
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Very touching gift from the final year students at
@MakerereLaw
😌😌😌🙏🙏🙏
Nonetheless, the marking will remain very strict and rigorous 🤣🤣🤣 😛😛😛
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‘The 1980 Constitution marked a turning point for Uganda as it established the legal framework for the country’s post-Amin governance. It took effect in December 1980.’
I knew I would need very strong coffee to handle the lies contained in these coursework scripts 🤣🙈🤦♂️
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The scholarships for which no deserving person is ever shortlisted.
Ki Uganda kino kinyiiza 🤦♂️
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I have a joke about the Ugandan Constitution but let me first amend it.
I have an imperialism joke but it bombed.
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There is something indescribably sad - and tragic - about this clip.
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A very unfortunate statement.
QUOTE: “If you want to benefit from the government, you have to support it because a government cannot invest its resources in communities that are against it." - PM
@RobinahNabbanja
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Dear clerkship (& intern) students,
“I hope your never lose your sense of wonder
...
I hope you never fear those mountains in the distance,
Never settle for the path of least resistance,
Livin’ might mean takin’ chances, but they’re worth takin’,
I hope you dance ...”
BK
Dear clerkship (& intern) students,
It is important to observe discipline because you're a guest at someone's office. There is no room for eccentric behaviour at the workplace. Don't twerk. But work smart to get a glowing recommendation at the end of the exercise.
Kind regards.
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This might not be the right time to raise this, but I cannot stop thinking about the increasing number of students at
@MakerereLaw
who have difficulty raising tuition.
Ad hoc fundraising drives might not quite be sustainable.
Might one major effort work better?
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How does one practice/teach constitutional law when there is, in fact, no Constitution in the actual sense of the word?
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I am always filled with great respect whenever I read any decision by Justice Frederick Egonda-Ntende.
From his more famous decision in Osotraco to lesser known ones like Njoki.
It is a veritable SCANDAL that this man does not sit on the Supreme Court of Uganda.
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Heartiest congratulations Dr James Nkuubi (
@JNkuubi
)
You fended off the robust challenge I tried to put up as Opponent in your doctoral defence, and well and truly earned the Doctor of Laws (LLD) of
@Makerere
@MakerereLaw
!
Hongera Sana!
You did ‘finish the book’ 👌
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Heartiest congratulations Prof Sylvia Tamale 👌👌
Very well deserved!
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Counsel Joseph Kyazze, consistently identified by
@MakerereLaw
students as being one of the most effective instructors at the School, telling us ‘bwakikola’ 😌😌😌🙏🙏🙏
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Inaccurate and sensationalist reporting.
Please disregard.
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With a father like this, I did not have to look too far to identify a hero.
Continue resting in peace Prof Ijuka Kabumba (14 May 1945 - 22 Dec 2017).
Happy Heroes Day 👌
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Something about her quiet confidence screams her innocence ~
Breaking News:
Netball President Sarah babirye Kityo remanded to Luzira till tomorrow
@NCSUganda1
@
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‘The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers’ ~ William Shakespeare [Henry VI, Part 2, Act IV, Scene 2] 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
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Rest in peace
@Kato_Lubwama
We are not mourning, but celebrating life the way you taught us to 😌
Will drink a very cold Smirnoff Red this weekend in your honor 😌
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Very proud of each and every one of you!
All the best in whatever you choose to do with your LLBs 👌
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My thoughts on ‘The 1995 Constitution and Covid-19’
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Thank you very much, King’s College Budo.
Today was a particularly poignant day for me. I was reminded of my late Mzee, who arrived at Budo in 1962, barefoot and having to carry his iron box from Masaka road to his dorm.
#Ijuka
#GakyaliMabaga
🙏🙏🙏
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Opponent and candidate after the successful LLD defence.
Congratulations Dr Caroline Adoch! 👌👌👌
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See government taking credit for citizens’ nocturnal activities 😇
Hon. Lillian Aber: The NRM government picked up this country from a state when the population was 14 million. Today, we are about 43 million.
#NBSMorningBreeze
#NBSUpdates
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My thinking around support for financially distressed
@MakerereLaw
@Makerere
students is informed by my late father’s own struggle to obtain an education.
I attach an extract from his soon-to-be-published autobiography.
For me, this is very personal.
#MakLawScholarshipFund
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With Hon Betty Bigombe, who will be conferred upon the Doctor of Laws (Honoris Causa) of
@Makerere
@MakerereLaw
on 29th January 2024.
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This is why I went to law school. 😌😛
Looking forward to sharing a few thoughts about food and the law at the official opening of
@CefrohtUg
’s Programme and Head Office.
#MwesonyiweEmpuuta
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Free
@GodwinTOKO
and all others arrested during the
@Makerere
convocation elections yesterday.
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This is a truly amazing day for democracy in Africa. I am glad I am alive to witness this
#KenyaDecides
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Awo nali nkyalinamu ku ka ssente 🤣🤣🤣
Seriously, though, ensonga za ba young lawyer zilimu egumba 😌😌😌🙏🙏🙏
During my 4th year at law school, I got a very brief research assignment from
@bkabumba
. Despite some protest on my part, he insisted that I be paid for my time. I doubt I had anything serious to offer at that stage, but I learned more from that gesture than I ever did from work.
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I am glad to report that representatives of the
#MTNMweddeko
platform today had a very constructive initial engagement with
@mtnug
CEO
@wimMTNUG
and
@mtnug
Customer Service Manager. It was agreed to have continue the engagement, geared towards REAL policy review, in mid-June.
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The end on an era ... and the start of another ~
At the back, the new
@MakerereLaw
building.
In the front, the old officw block, being prepared for demolition in a few days.
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So some young (female) lawyers danced at the commercial court.
Perhaps not the best use of their time, but who hasn’t needed to let off steam once in a while?
Sometimes, we should let kids (even those who happen to be lawyers) be kids.
#TumbizaSound
#JuristicJiggling
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The ongoing dispute over her burial place should not overshadow the powerful legacy Justice Stella Arach-Amoko leaves behind as a progressive jurist.
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Heartiest congratulations to all
@MakerereLaw
students graduating today.
I have no doubt that you will flourish in whatever paths your careers take you.
Bambi don’t mention some of us in your graduation speeches among the ‘obstacles’ you had to overcome to graduate 👨🎓🙄
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Application for promotion (to Senior Lecturer), the Corona virus notwithstanding.
Where there is (yet) life, there is hope.
#WeBuildFortheFuture
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Today is 4th June, 2018. It is Day 9 of the
#MTNMweddeko
#MTNUgandaMweddeko
campaign. It is also the final deadline for
@mtnug
to do the right thing and commit to GENUINE dialogue aimed at REAL policy review. After today, we shall enter a new phase of this important struggle.
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Robert Sentamu Kyagulanyi v Electoral Commission, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and Attorney General, Presidential Election Petition No.1 of 2021
#JustSaying
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The silence (silencing) of
@SpireJim
is as loud as, if not louder, than his speech.
I think in this regard of Luke 19:40: ‘But Jesus answered, “If they keep quiet, these stones will start shouting.”’
If good people like Spire are silenced, ‘stones’ (or bullets) may ‘shout’.
I’m aware of evil plans aimed at me. Well, I’ve made my humble contribution. I hope this country traces its soul. I hope a time comes when we ask ourselves: Is this the best we can be? I leave now, but: SILENCE ALL ALARM BIRDS, SNAKES WILL COME IN SILENCE.
It was a pleasure.
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The power of books.
As I finalize my
@observerug
column for the coming week, I am referring to a book written in 1973 by Grace Ibingira - working with a copy purchased by my late father, Prof Ijuka Kabumba, in 1974 (8 years before I was born!)
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For all who were asking, an e-copy of this book can be freely downloaded here:
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The new
@MakerereLaw
building rising in the background.
In the foreground, the older structure.
Perhaps a metaphor for the current state of legal education in Uganda: stuck between old methods and a new generation, straddling the ancient and the modern.
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Perhaps a good time to remember the dictum of Kanyeihamba JSC in the case of Bank of Uganda v Banco Arabe Espanol [SCCA No.8 of 1998] - considered at Page 103 of this 2009 article 👇
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My column in this week’s
@observerug
On the
@WorldBank
’s position on new loans to Uganda following passage of the Anti-Homosexuality Act, 2023.
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Visited the Uganda National Records and Archives this morning.
An Archives Officer said I needed some kind of introduction letter. This procedure could only be waived by the Commissioner!
He went to speak to the Commissioner who apparently advised that I write to the PS!
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Everyday, we are reminded who the essential workers in Uganda are.
It’s the doctors, nurses, boda boda riders, farmers, market people, police officers, cleaners and others.
Lawyers, accountants etc not so much 🤷♂️
In the post-Covid Uganda, may we remember this, and be humble.
Exciting news from Mulago Hospital today! 4 patients have fully recovered and tested negative twice for COVID-19 and have been discharged.
Thank you our health workers. You are my heroes every day. Keep up the spirit.
Indeed, we shall sing Hallelujah! Praise the Lord.
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Dear
@FrancisEmukule
I do not consider this to be good journalistic practice.
You seem to imply that we spoke - we did not.
If your ‘summary’ of my position was gleaned from the two columns I wrote in
@observerug
, I think it would only be courteous to state so.
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A star if ever I saw one.
The world is simply not ready for what’s coming its way.
👌👌👌
Ruth Muhawe, best overall student, School of Law. For details:
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Attending the
@ug_lawsociety
5th Annual Law Conference.
Unfortunately, the language seems to be centered around ‘markets’, ‘trade’, ‘billions’, ‘purchasing power’, ‘business’, ‘investment’ etc
Less about ‘rights’, ‘governance’, ‘democracy’ etc
Have we lost our way?
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As I edit this book chapter at 2.21am, my thoughts are with all those teachers of mine in Primary and Secondary school who assured us:’Just read hard now, and you will sleep as much as you want after you graduate’🙄
Naye ebyo nga bikyali awo,please support
#MakLawScholarshipFund
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Congratulations to those who’ve passed.
To the 90% who didn’t make it this time, I have in mind Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV) ~
‘“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future’
#ItShallBeWell
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At what point do we frame the killing of black men in the US as genocide under international law?
We are deeply troubled by the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Authorities have fired the officers involved and are conducting a full investigation. Government officials should not operate with impunity in any country.
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The Lies of the 1995 Constitution
~
19 January, 2020
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Grateful to have been given the incredible opportunity to deliver this address.
An incredible burden.
An important task.
#Gratitude
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This is a country in a deep crisis of logic, basic decency and common sense.
Unfortunately, knowing the Uganda of 2022, this proposal might very well pass.
Hon Solomon Silwany has moved a motion for the family of late Mutebile to retain their home in Kololo, a gov't property.
Deputy Speaker Among has said the request had been lodged in by Mutebile's widow, Betty Mutebile, during the Wednesday 26 Jan vigil in Kololo.
#NBSUpdates
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At 11.55 pm yesterday I got a call from my mother which no child ever want to receive.
A 25 second call. Urgent. Desperate.
Thugs were attempting to scale her wall fence in Bunga.
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Joined hands with
@BwoweIvan
and
@karamagi_andrew
to take forward the ideas Ivan advanced in his Op Ed.
The core of the petition is that it is wrong to make the appointment of Judges subject to unduly prolonged ‘acting’ periods.
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