Chris Turyaheebwa

Lawyer | football fan | social creature

[Chris Turyaheebwa @KeplaChris]

Well stated Counsel 👏

[TumukundeTonny(TT) @TumukundeTT]

Most of you will not want to hear it but it is the truth. Do not compare these young lawyers to your days. Your transport was 1000 or 500, a boda would take you at 2000, rent probably was 200,000, you would get food at 2000, you have one LDC in Kampala. So understand that young lawyer paying now 2.6m as tution in Lira, Mbarara. He has to pay for acvomodation in a place of clerkship, foot transport of 10k every day, walk miles to get cheap food of 5k or 10k. Just be human. Stop this nosense of sijui professionalism.

[Chris Turyaheebwa @KeplaChris]

That notwithstanding, you have to be subjected to a long queue for over a year to get enrolled.

[TumukundeTonny(TT) @TumukundeTT]

We need a crude reform on “practice of law” in Uganda. You apply to LDC and attach all those documents. After passing the bar, they tell you to attach the very documents. The most interesting statement in that affidavit is your parent’s names as if they will be with you in court.

[Chris Turyaheebwa @KeplaChris]

Too bad for this brother.

Most of these lawyers are qualified, they are only let down by law Council which takes its sweet time to have one processed for enrollment.
@TumukundeTT @ug_lawsociety

[Daily Monitor @DailyMonitor]

UPDATE: A 28-year-old man accused of illegally practicing law and posing as a qualified advocate has been remanded to prison by the Buganda Road Chief Magistrate's Court. Andrew Nsubuga Sekibaamu Jenkins, a resident of Najjera in Kira Municipality, Wakiso District, appeared before Senior Magistrate Winnie Nankya Jatiko and denied two charges under the Advocates Act, Cap. 295. Prosecutors allege that between February and December 2025, Nsubuga unlawfully acted as an advocate for Nagadya Linda in Civil Suit No. 188 of 2024 before the High Court Land Division in Kampala despite not being qualified to practice. The court remanded him to prison pending further proceedings.
#MonitorUpdates
📹: @abubakerlubowa

[Chris Turyaheebwa @KeplaChris]

@HaroldTurijay There are institutions like banks, interrupted business

[Chris Turyaheebwa @KeplaChris]

@Tooros_Pride 😁😁

[SON OF LOYOLA @FERDINANDIUS]

As a country without a minimum wage, the PAYE threshold of UGX 235,000 per month where an employee pays zero PAYE should be revised.This figure was set in 2012, 12years later, the 235k of 2012 is almost 1million today. In 2014 a litre of fuel was at average 3500, and now it’s at 5200/=, so while Govt revises tax bills every year, the lowest threshold remains the same. Considering our economic times, taxing any amount below 1m is not only unfair but unjust.

Govt should consider increasing the PAYE threshold to mark the economic realities of our time.

[Chris Turyaheebwa @KeplaChris]

@joelonamugera Congratulations Joel

[WALE ADEAGBO @WATLegal]

CLIENT RETENTION 101 for LitGeng

You will really forgive me early for the fact that this aspect I will be talking about is mostly personal and huge chunk of it is derived from the litigation side of things but it will be helpful.

Client acquisition is not that hard but keeping them requires hard tasks.
You need to understand that disputes are emotional by nature. As a LitGeng, most of the time, clients come to you when something has already gone wrong. They’re frustrated already and often unfamiliar with how unpredictable the process can be. In that situation, your legal skill alone is not enough.

Most clients can’t judge the quality of your pleadings or trial management strategy. What they do judge is how you make them feel while their dispute is unfolding.

Now walk with me as I direct you to some points useful for client retention.

No Silence Treatment
Silence in litigation is very dangerous. When there’s no update, you have given the clients an avenue to assume the worst. I’ve learned that regular communication even when we’re waiting on either the court or opposing counsel to take an action creates some sort of stability. A short message explaining why nothing has moved can calm weeks of anxiety.

Bad news is part of our practice
As a LitGeng, you will surely have your share of the ‘bad days’ when you will say “We are most grateful MiLord” and you don’t actually mean it. Bad news is part of Litigation practice but surprise bad news is what damages trust. When clients understand the risks early, they’re far more prepared when those things happen. Litigation outcomes sting less when they’re not unexpected.

Timelines
What feels routine to a LitGeng can feel endless to a client. Explaining the exercise of litigation upfront like what takes time, what causes delays, what trial day looks/feels like prevents frustration later.

Responsiveness
· In high-pressure disputes, clients remember who returned their calls, who explained things clearly, and who didn’t disappear when the case became difficult.

· I also learned that being a good LitGeng doesn’t stop at the file. I celebrate my clients. I acknowledge their birthdays and the incorporation dates of their companies. I send a message at the start of a new month. I show up for key moments in their lives when I can. These gestures don’t replace legal work, they put human face to the relationship.

· Litigation clients need to know they are more than a case number. Being visible and consistently engaged, especially outside moments of crisis builds a level of trust that no victory alone can create.

Genuine gratitude
When a client pays, don’t treat it as routine. See it as a reaffirmation of trust. Acknowledging that professionally and genuinely is part of the relationship. Clients should feel appreciated, not processed.

Expectations
Setting expectations early has been foundational for my practice. Clients don’t need promises, they need REALISTIC Outcomes. They need honesty delivered with structure and confidence.

Extras
1. Even if you and your clients know you have a bad case, it does not mean you should write it all over you when you enter court.
You must be a hotspot of confidence to your client up to your looks. In litigation, your composure is part of the strategy to exhibiting confidence. ‘Lawyer yen gbona gan’ if a client says that, it’s because of confidence.
2. There is one habit I learn from many of my Ogas, they communicate before the client asks. They anticipate concerns. They reduce uncertainty before it turns into doubt.
3. An informed client feels in control. A client who feels in control trusts you during the dispute and long after it’s resolved.
4. Maintain steeze, clients should not be disappointed especially in their positive perception of you before you meet them and then meeting, you are far below the steeze they expected.

NB: Steeze can neither be created nor destroyed, if e no dey, e no dey.

My two cents for young lawyers who are LitGeng.

[Chris Turyaheebwa @KeplaChris]

@joshuabyamazima It can also be argued that we have had a test of what a homegrown brand can do, better we import an experienced brand to help us revive.

[Chris Turyaheebwa @KeplaChris]

@MuyaakaAlfred So encouraging Counsel.
Asante sana.

[Chris Turyaheebwa @KeplaChris]

@MugabiRoger Counsel wabakali

[Chris Turyaheebwa @KeplaChris]

@JTumwesigye Go ahead our leader 😀

[Kirungi & Co. Advocates @Kirungiadvocate]

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[Kirungi & Co. Advocates @Kirungiadvocate]

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[Chris Turyaheebwa @KeplaChris]

@TonyNatif @kasujja A good lesson here. To my SST teacher I may need to ask for a refund.

[Chris Turyaheebwa @KeplaChris]

@FERDINANDIUS @fr_kaboyi Well done Counsel

[Chris Turyaheebwa @KeplaChris]

@FERDINANDIUS Congratulations Counsel.

[Chris Turyaheebwa @KeplaChris]

@MuyaakaAlfred @DailyMonitor @MoJCA_UG @KiryowaKk @JudiciaryUG @ug_lawsociety @AsiimweAnthony2 @elisonk @norbertmao @assekanjako @JerryWalyono @counsel_awor @LDC_Uganda @ms_nabatte @SoundExponent @IamTheSparrow Thank you Counsel.

[Chris Turyaheebwa @KeplaChris]

@FERDINANDIUS True, when one passes Bar Course, they have proven their competence. The Law Council’s additional scrutiny often reduced to nitpicking over commas and full stops in applications adds no value. It’s a gatekeeping exercise that delays young lawyers’ entry into the profession.

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