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The election of Mr Isaac Kimaze Ssemakadde as the new president of the Uganda Law Society (ULS) has led to the emergence of a parallel faction, claiming its purpose is to preserve the decorum and core values of the legal profession.

This publication has established that more than 1,000 people have joined a WhatsApp group named the Uganda Bar Association. The group’s theme is “For rule of law and good governance of the Bar Association.”

However, Mr Francis Harimwomugasho, a lawyer and administrator of the group, refuted claims that their initiative is a splinter faction of the ULS.

Instead, he described it as a think-tank of lawyers who do not support the president-elect's campaign, which emphasised "banging the table" and targeted certain key figures in the legal fraternity, including Attorney General Kiryowa Kiwanuka.

“This is a think-tank of lawyers who wish to retain decorum and the old traditions as we studied them. We shall lobby and engage for our trade. It is not in opposition to ULS. We shall actively participate in the activities of ULS,” Mr Harimwomugasho clarified.

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