Bang The Table; Uganda Law Society Withdraws Award Of Excellence From Justice Musa Ssekaana.

The Uganda Law Society has issued an executive order where the it has decided to withdraw it's Award of Excellence from the Bench previously granted to Judge Musa Ssekana in September 2021 accusing him of Misconduct. 

The society has also directed Judge Ssekaana to return the said award and remove any reference to it from his website, Curriculum Vitae (CV) and all other publications where he has listed it as an achievement . 

The statement signed by ULS president Isaac Ssakadde urged all members of the society to boycott Judge Ssekaana for a period of one month . 

"The Uganda Law Society holds the principal Judge accountable for failing to take appropriate administrative action against Judge Ssekaana, despite numerous complaints against him. This has enabled Judge Ssekaana to continue his misconduct, undermining the integrity of the judiciary" Reads part of the statement. 

The statement further warns that any member of USL found to be in non- compliance with this Executive order will be referred to the USL disciplinary Committee for appropriate disciplinary action. 

By publication of this story Judge Musa Ssekaana had not responded to this matter.