Paul Jacob Batte

Husband to my Wife, father to our children, Advocate of the Courts of Judicature and Proud Rotarian of the Rotary Club of Kampala City.

[Paul Jacob Batte @PJBatte]

Go for it; no excuses no fear!
The worst that will happen is you will die; but again, no one will come out of this world alive.
In any case, you may not even die. You may actually succeed.
~ @rkabushenga ~

[Paul Jacob Batte @PJBatte]

@sussiekats Are you aware that that lane is specific for trucks and long vehicles and should be clear at all times save for when its clearing a truck?

That notwithstanding, the drivers of those trucks are usually tired and sleep

[Geoffrey M. Kitakule @GKitakule]

A @Rotary year is never carried by one hand.

It is built by many hearts choosing to serve, act, and stay committed when it mattered most.

To every Rotarian across @rotaryd9213 who showed up, gave, and delivered impact, thank you. You made this year matter.

As I hand over, I do so with deep gratitude and confidence in what lies ahead. The story continues, stronger than before.

We served. We impacted. We made good happen

#RotaryEyamba

[Daily Monitor @DailyMonitor]

BREAKING NEWS: NTV Uganda, Spark TV forced off air as Daily Monitor shutdown on Gen Muhoozi order

Details👇🏽
https://t.co/LjJUc9ow4S

[Simon Kaggwa Njala @SimonKaggwaNjal]

The day is finally here. After years, months and days of intense preparation, I’m proud to join the family of Kisubi Seminary on this historic day.

[Brave @Bravejonathano2]

Once you buy this legend, forget about buying iron boxes for the next 10 years.😂

[Lawpoint Uganda @Lawpointuganda]

Still on enrolment…

Some people are saying “Uganda has too many lawyers”. This argument is premised on false logic.

Factually, Uganda Law Council shows enrolled advocates are still under 10,000.

That means ever since we started enrolling advocates, Uganda’s advocates are few.

Meanwhile, Uganda’s population is about 51.4 million people.

That’s roughly 1 advocate for every 5,000+ Ugandans. Access to justice is still a real challenge, not a surplus.

..........

For context
1. UN/World Bank benchmark Many countries aim for
∼1 lawyer per 1,000 people for basic access to justice.

2. Kenya
∼24,000 advocates for ∼55M people = 1 per 2,292

3. UK/US
∼1 per 250-300 people

So Uganda’s ratio is 5-20x lower than recommended benchmarks.

The data doesn’t support a “too many advocates” claim it points to the opposite.

There's a genuine need to speed up the enrolment process of Advocates in Uganda because of the demands of access to justice.

Cc:
@IsaacSsemakadde
@AsiimweAnthony2
@ug_lawsociety
@MoJCA_UG
@JudiciaryUG
@SamMayanj
@norbertmao

[Paul Jacob Batte @PJBatte]

Potato - Potato

[Dr. Faith Nabushawo @faith_nabushawo]

Bambi New vision plz call them Cadavers , dead bodies sounds too serious 🌝

[NASSER Ug 🇺🇬 @nasser_Ug1]

I was about to ask how did SFC soldiers leave people to sit and jazz behind mzeei

[Paul Jacob Batte @PJBatte]

What happened to “This is my contribution, now I handover to make my contribution else where?”

[The New Vision @newvisionwire]

Alhaj Ibrahim Lubega Kaddunabbi, the outgoing chief executive officer of the Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA), has petitioned court challenging the decision not to renew his contract.

https://t.co/lB28WfPmRD | #VisionUpdates

[Parliament Watch @pwatchug]

🇺🇬 Uganda’s Magistrates Courts amendment was sold as decongestion.

But when Judiciary appeared before Parliament, it said the reform could move 34,481 pending cases out of the High Court while also adding 14,975 cases to Chief Magistrates’ Courts and 19,506 to Magistrates’ Courts.

The real question is whether capacity moved with the caseload.

Source: Nile Post, Judiciary Backs Amendment to Magistrates Courts Bill, 23 March 2026. (https://t.co/axM5HfLJ2h)

[Paul Jacob Batte @PJBatte]

For God and my Country!

[NBS Television @nbstv]

VIDEO: Minister Dr. Chris Baryomunsi says the government's decision to scrap allowances for medical interns is due to the sharp increase in the number of graduates, making the arrangement financially unsustainable.

@SNabakooza1

#NBSUpdates

[Broll Uganda @BrollUganda]

Uganda has fewer than 40,000 registered mortgages. For 50 million people.
In today's @DailyMonitor, our Managing Director Moses D. Lutalo, MRICS argues that Uganda's housing crisis is a financing problem, not a building problem.

Read the full piece here:

https://t.co/iQHKzPNb1W

#BrollUganda

[Broll Uganda @BrollUganda]

Eid Mubarak 🌙

To our colleagues, clients, partners, and the wider Muslim community across Uganda and beyond we wish you a day filled with peace, joy, and togetherness with the people you love.

May the blessings of this Eid carry through into the year ahead.

From all of us at Broll Uganda.

#EidMubarak

[Premier League @premierleague]

In a league of his own.

Bruno Fernandes breaks the record for the most assists in a Premier League season!

[Paul Jacob Batte @PJBatte]

At this point we should just breakdown City Hall and construct a new building!

[Daily Monitor @DailyMonitor]

Kampala Lord Mayor, Ronald Nsubuga Balimwezo, has declined to use the current mayoral chair, saying the nearly 50-year-old seat should be replaced by the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA).
#MonitorUpdates
📹: Jeff Twesigye

[Stephen @PrayTheRosary]

St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle

[Broll Uganda @BrollUganda]

This Friday, our MD Moses speaks on the State of Uganda's Real Estate Market at the Real Estate Investment Breakfast hosted by CFA Society East Africa, a pre-event to the Africa Investment Conference.

#RealEstate #Uganda #BrollUganda

[Simon Kaggwa Njala @SimonKaggwaNjal]

Look at the magnificent elderly priests’s house set to be constructed at Bweya Kajjansi on the shores of Lake Victoria! The multibillion facility will also have a wing where ordinary people can receive home care nursing services. T hi is amazing idea was borne by Archbishop Paul Ssemogerere. The funds for construction will partly be raised through the Sabasumba Annual Appeal initiative. @KlaArchdiocese @ugcatholics @Thomas_Tayebwa

[Fabian Sani Esq @FabianSani8]

Not every lawyer belongs in a courtroom.

And that’s not weakness it’s clarity.

There are several compelling legal careers where your law degree remains highly valuable, yet you can step away from the courtroom.

These paths span the corporate world, where you might shape internal policies and ensure regulatory compliance.

Where you could draft legislation that impacts entire communities.

The financial industry offers roles analyzing complex transactions and managing institutional risk.

Beyond traditional boundaries, international bodies and nonprofits also seek legal expertise to advance their missions globally.

None of these make you less of a lawyer.
They just use your training differently.

law school prepared us to argue, not to choose.

We learned how to draft, cite, and defend but never how to explore what kind of legal career actually fits us.

So we default to litigation.
Not because it’s right for us, but because it’s familiar.

Years pass. Burnout builds. And we wonder if we made the wrong choice.

You didn’t.
You were just never shown the full map.

2025 taught us to survive.
2026 is about building with intention.

If litigation doesn’t excite you, you’re not failing.
You’re finally listening.

The courtroom is one stage.
Your law degree opens dozens more.

Choose the one that fits not the one that was expected.