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Join #TheLawyersLawyer @elisonk alongside @Rushongoza (Guest Host), @MakabayiMercie & @MuyaakaAlfred as they unpack real stories from across Uganda and explore practical solutions like Mission-Based Judges to tackle backlog and delays.

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@JSConversations @_Susan_Nava @elisonk Attorney General of the Republic of Uganda was hosted by @elisonk and team at @JSConversations.

What an insightful discussion!
Recordings are available on JSC X and YouTube pages.

[Elison Karuhanga @elisonk]

There are lawyers who practice law. There are lawyers who shape institutions. And then there are lawyers whose careers become intertwined with the great public questions of their time.

Hon. Sam Mayanja belongs firmly in the latter category.

His journey has taken him through private practice, politics, public service and reform. He helped form and build one of Uganda's most successful law firms. He entered public life. He stepped into one of the most contested arenas of governance, land. And this week he assumes office as the principal legal adviser to the Government of the Republic of Uganda.

It is a remarkable office. Few public offices sit as naturally at the intersection of all three arms of government. As a minister, the Attorney General is part of the Executive. As the First Parliamentary Counsel, he oversees the legal architecture through which government policy is translated into legislation and presented before Parliament. And as an Advocate of the courts of Uganda, he remains an officer of the court, owing duties not merely to a client, but to the administration of justice itself. In many respects, the Attorney General is the constitutional thread that runs through the Executive, the Legislature and the Judiciary.

It is also an office with a distinguished lineage. Across the decades, it has been occupied by some of Uganda's most accomplished lawyers, jurists, politicians and statesmen. Among its holders have been Godfrey Lukongwa Binaisa, who would later become President of Uganda; Godfrey Lule; Nkambo Mugerwa; Abu Mayanja; Sam Kutesa; Francis Ayume; Joseph Mulenga; Prof. George Kanyeihamba; Rt. Hon. Amama Mbabazi; Hon. Fred Ruhindi SC; Justice Bart Katureebe; Peter Nyombi; Khiddu Makubuya; William Byaruhanga; and most recently Hon. Kiryowa Kiwanuka. Their careers would go on to shape courts, governments, constitutions and the nation itself. Few offices in Uganda can claim such a roll call.

Now the brief passes to Hon. Sam Mayanja.

Every Attorney General inherits a mandate. But each must decide what to do with it.

What should be the relationship between government and the legal profession? How should the state approach litigation? How do we tackle judicial backlog? How do we strengthen confidence in our institutions? How do we reconcile development with the rule of law? And what role should law play in Uganda's future?

These are not merely legal questions. They are national questions.

Join us this Wednesday as we welcome the Learned Attorney General of the Republic of Uganda, Hon. Sam Mayanja Senior Counsel, for a conversation about the office he now inherits, the mission he intends to pursue, and the legal and constitutional questions that will help shape Uganda's future.

The Attorney General's Brief: The Mandate and the Mission.

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Please to see one of our original hosts, @Rushongoza, return to the chair for what promises to be another sharp and necessary conversation. Few moderate public debate with his clarity, calm and intellectual discipline. Kampala, this is one worth showing up for.

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[Ali Ssekatawa @SsekatawaAli]

It is an honour to receive the Diamond Jubilee Medal from H.E. @KagutaMuseveni the President of Uganda.
I dedicate this to my mother, may she rest in peace, who believed in education as a pathway to opportunity.
I must also express gratitude towards my workmates with whom we have struggled for a decade to keep the promise alive, and to serve Uganda’s oil and gas sector, advancing EACOP, securing key agreements, and supporting the journey to First Oil. 🇺🇬

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Senior Advocate Kabiito Karamagi highlights the client experience at his legal firm.

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The Moment with the Guest today His Lordship Owiny Dollo

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I have never had any problems with the ULS. I openly disagreed with the modus operandi of its President and made this public. I told him that while constructive criticism is welcome, you cannot speak to someone in a disrespectful or vulgar manner, referring to their genitals- CJ

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I want you, the Uganda Law Society, to advocate for an increase in the number of judges to reach 150. That is what you should be fighting for urging Parliament to make it happen- His Lordship Owiny Dollo

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Currently Happening on JSC conversations His Lordship - Alfonso Owiny Dollo Says During my tenure at the helm of the judiciary, I took responsibility for everything that happened under my leadership as head of the institution and offered an apology where necessary.

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Currently Happening Live on @JSCLegal is story of @asmahaney12 an Author today : Identity,Lost in History

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Dr. Katja Yvonne Kerschbaumer
Head of Austrian Embassy/ Austrian
Development Corporation Office in Uganda Live NOW at our Conversations 👌https://t.co/23LPm8yBcZ

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Dr Ekwaro Obuku live NOW at JSC Conversions https://t.co/IM2iNgHURH

[Elison Karuhanga @elisonk]

On the eve of the High Court’s injunction halting the @ug_lawsociety from fulfilling its constitutional duty to choose its representatives to the @JSCUganda, @IamTheSparrow asked if I was anxious. My answer