Summary:
- Ssemakadde, a controversial city lawyer, award-winning advocate, and activist, paid his respects on Thursday during his visit to Kisoro District while rallying support for his candidacy for President of the Uganda Law Society.
KISORO: The Executive Director of Legal Brains Trust, Lawyer Isaac Ssemakadde, has paid tribute to the late Principal Judge Emeritus, Jeremiah Herbert Ntabgoba, in Kisoro District.
Ntabgoba passed away in April 2020 at the International Hospital Kampala. In 1989, President Yoweri Museveni appointed him as Uganda’s first Principal Judge, a role he held until his retirement in 2004, when he was succeeded by Justice James Ogoola.
Ssemakadde, a controversial city lawyer, award-winning advocate, and activist, paid his respects on Thursday during his visit to Kisoro District while rallying support for his candidacy for President of the Uganda Law Society.
He is one of the top contenders vying to succeed Bernard Oundo as the Uganda Law Society President. As part of his tribute, Ssemakadde laid a wreath at the grave of the late Principal Judge Emeritus Ntabgoba.
On Thursday, Ssemakadde also visited Kabale High Court and Kisoro Magistrates Court as part of his campaign to garner support from lawyers ahead of the election.
He is expected to continue his campaign today (Friday) in Rukungiri and Bushenyi districts as he seeks further backing from legal professionals.
