May 1, 2024

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Top 9 Most Influential Ugandan Lawyers On Social Media Named – The Legal Reports

When we talk about social media influencers in Uganda, it’s challenging to consider attorneys can be amid them. This is due to the fact the lawful profession in Uganda is largely continue to standard and includes of loads of luddites that are cautious of the plan of applying the new media systems.

Having said that, these 9 names have lifted the Ugandan bar on social media making use of their respective accounts to hook up with existing and prospective customers, take part in public debates, assert their manufacturers and authority, showcase know-how in their spots of legal practice when giving their audiences first hand sneak peaks into their individual lives.

So, without having any even more ado let us delve into our record.

  1. Isaac Ssemakadde ( Twitter: @IsaacSsemakadde, 62.9K followers)
Isaac Ssemakadde

On top of this list is Mr Isaac Ssemakadde. Ssemakadde is arguably the most well known Ugandan law firm on Twitter so significantly this year boasting of a speedy developing pursuing of 62900 individuals.

Isaac Ssemakadde is a celebrated human legal rights and community fascination attorney. He is the founder of the democracy and human legal rights watchdog, Lawful Brains Believe in. The self-styled lawful rebel has develop into well-liked for his hard hitting sights on authorized current affairs and because of this his Twitter account has been a topic of discussion in the top rated echelons of the Judiciary.

He has been accused of insulting Substantial Court Decide Musa Ssekaana and the DPP Justice Jane Frances Abodo working with his Twitter account anything he has rigorously defended as cost-free speech.

Ssemakadde makes use of his social media influence to advocate for liberty of speech, a free push, constitutionalism, rule of legislation and accountability of the Judiciary.

Last year he took social media by storm when he posted photographs of himself spotting dreadlocks which is a quite bizarre sight specified the conservative nature of our legal job.

2. Silver Kayondo (Twitter: 22.7 K followers)

Silver Kayondo/ Photo credit history: Ortus Advocates

Silver Kayondo is conveniently one particular of Uganda’s youngest legislation company associates. He is a Husband or wife in the Telecommunications, Media and Technology (TMT) division at Ortus Advocates.

Silver Kayondo has a pursuing of 22700 men and women on Twitter. He serves his viewers with the most up-to-date lawful news updates from throughout the globe beneath the hashtag #LegalUpdate.

Most importantly, Silver Kayondo is a single of the main industry voices on emerging technologies, startups, company law, banking, finance and the fourth industrial revolution.

3. David F.K Mpanga (Twitter: 135000 Followers)

David F.K Mpanga/ Photograph: David F.K Mpanga Twitter

He is the deputy chairman of South African Law organization Bowman’s Workplace in Kampala and 1 of the most adopted Ugandan attorneys on Twitter at 135000 followers.

David is a greatly highly regarded attorney in the monetary establishments regulation, company governance, mergers and acquisitions, global business transactions, amongst other individuals.

Despite the fact that David F.K Mpanga is wary of sharing authorized know-how and details on social media reasoning its a lawyer’s stock in trade that cannot be shared freely on the web, he is however a really influential lawyer whose impression and commentary on present affairs is hugely regarded.

David is an avid Arsenal supporter and will when in a even though partake in soccer banter. He is also a Deejay and consistently shares his works offering his large viewers this impression of an archetypal O-formed law firm.

4. Nicholas Opiyo ( Twitter: 151000 followers).

Nicholas Opiyo/Photo credits: World-wide-web photograph

Mr Nicholas Opiyo is one particular of the very well-identified and extensively respected human legal rights attorneys in the state. He is the founder and executive director of the now banned Chapter 4 Uganda, a non-financial gain civil modern society organization. Nicholas Opiyo is also a single of the most adopted attorneys on Twitter at 151000 followers.
Mr Nicholas Opiyo’s views and commentary on human rights challenges are extremely regarded and he will be hoping from one media channel to the upcoming to present his knowledge. He has also bagged several awards for his operate which include the Human Rights Tulip 2021.
Last year his arrest on rates relevant to dollars laundering sparked intercontinental headlines and opprobrium on social media – an indicator of his extensive influence.

5. Alice Namuli Blazevic (Twitter: 5,424 followers).

Alice Namuli/Photograph credits: Katende, Ssempebwa & Co Advocates

The only girl on the list, Alice Namuli Blazevic is a Partner at Katende, Ssempebwa and Business Advocates.

She is a enormously professional lawyer in company and professional transactions, block chain, AI, Authorized Tech and TMT.

Alice Namuli Blazevic is the founder of the Authorized tech incubator, the authorized innovation hub which aims at constructing much better authorized remedies for the shoppers of legal expert services. She also launched Kampala Authorized Hackers.

Alice is passionate about mentoring law college students and new law graduates which led to her founding the mentorship cafe. She works by using her Twitter of 5,424 followers to broadcast messages all-around authorized tech and innovation, AI, mentorship, studying and job chances for regulation college students.

6. Fred Muwema( YouTube: League of the Genuine, 284K Sights)

https://www.youtube.com/observe?v=WtiNURLhCfg

Fred Muwema interviews a guest on his show about fakes in the authorized profession

Fred Muwema is the founding partner of Muwema & Company Advocates. He is very seasoned in corporate and commercial transactions.

Fred started the Anti-counterfeit Community(ACN) a not for earnings organization that aims to combat counterfeits and illicit trade.

He hosts a YouTube show ” The League of the Genuine” on the ACN channel which is encouraging generate general public awarenesses all around counterfeits and their hazards.

Fred Muwema’s show has so significantly garnered 2860 subscribers and 284000 sights generating it the most viewed clearly show on YouTube by a member of the legal career.

7. Busingye Kabumba ( Twitter:@bkabumba, 18.6K followers)

Dr Busingye Kabumba/Picture credits: World wide web Photo

Dr Busingye Kabumba is a constitutional law lecturer at Makerere University Legislation College. He also teaches intercontinental law at the exact establishment.

Busingye Kabumba is also a consulting partner at Improvement Regulation Associates.

Kabumba is literally the confront of legislation academia on Twitter. He is followed by 18600 persons. Kabumba is a major voice on international law and human legal rights and at the time in a while will share interesting poems.

Dr Busingye Kabumba has deployed Twitter to champion social triggers. In 2018, he ran a marketing campaign dubbed #MTNMweddeko from telecom giant MTN Uganda above their revenue reversal procedures. At the time, reversing cash wrongly sent would have to have one to obtain a court get but many thanks to Kabumba’s marketing campaign this was revised.

Kabumba has also made use of his Twitter to start and boost the Makerere Law Scholarship Fund an thought aimed at raising money to support monetarily challenged law learners.

8.Daniel Bwambale (Twitter:@TheMutaD, 13.4K followers)

Daniel Bwambale

His Worship Daniel Bwambale is a magistrate and skilled attorney in begin up company advisory, enterprise money, mergers and acquisitions, tax, among the other folks.

At the moment he is stationed at Uganda Authorized Details Institute (ULII) as its head.
Daniel Bwambale has acquired a 13400 subsequent on Twitter and is just one of the most proficient and informed accounts in the job.

Daniel tweets about governance problems, lawful tech, infrastructure and true estate.

Terry Kahuma(YouTube: Simply just Legal By Terry Kahuma, 20K Views)

https://www.youtube.com/look at?v=25jYK7HraT4

Terry Kahuma vlog

Terry Kahuma is the youngest law firm to element on this record. He is a law graduate from Uganda Christian University (UCU) and is at present pursuing his diploma in legal exercise at the Regulation Enhancement Middle (LDC). Terry is an up and coming Lawful YouTuber at his channel ” Only Lawful By Terry Kahuma” the place he regularly shares and provides primary insights into authorized concepts.

His channel has bought 2470 subscribers and has so significantly been viewed by 20,000 persons.

** All figures accurate at time of crafting