October 7, 2024

Former UMI Guild President elected to Law Council

Ssekanjako Abubakar, former guild president 2023/24 of Uganda Management Institute, has been elected to represent the Uganda Law Society on the Law Council. Ssekanjako pursued a Post Graduate Diploma in Public Administration and was a member of the Uganda Management Institute Governing Council. Ssekanjako is part of the New Leadership at Uganda Law society recently elected. He is set for the onerous task of being a watch dog for the rule of law, to ensure that the principles of democratic governance and compliance with the standards of the rule of law are complied with amongst the legal profession practitioners. Ssekanjako works at Lukwago and company advocates.  

 In an interview with UMI, Mr. Ssekanjako explains that the new elected position is a milestone to him “it’s the passion that I have to see change, to see that i get the opportunity to influence decision making and of course the ability to create an impact about some of the issues that I feel are pertinent to my profession” he says. Mr. Ssekanjako also shares his vision which is to create a safe regulatory environment for advocates, Resolve disciplinary case backlogs, Improve transparency and Fast-track eligibility certificate issuance among others. He sees this role as an opportunity to influence positive change and protect lawyers’ and clients’ rights.

As a participant at UMI, Mr. Ssekanjako applauds the selection and arrangement of the modules together with the expertise of the facilitators who bring a practical experience to their participants as a great contribution to his success in terms of enhancing his management, strategic decision making and leadership skills “I came for knowledge and I got it, I got the skills and the right attitude for the work and that has really owned my ability and skills to take on more assignments, tasks and of course responsibility and at least I am now confident in approach” he emphasizes. He explains that the opportunity to sit on the governing council being a platform shared by seasoned academicians who are quite experienced and are willing to share their knowledge through the open door policy exercised with the participants and Institute leaders. “I will not be shy to say mention that even in taking this step I had to consult some of the senior members in management and they shared their opinion”, he says. The also gives credit to the ‘parental” interactions that guided and natured the leadership skill that was identified by the UMI leaders and thy have been with him in support as he has improved on this skill that has prepared him to take on more assignments. As a guild president, the range and category of participants he has the pleasure of serving from all walks of life who have been open and honest with their opinions and respected the office of the guild president by channeling all issues to be handled by the guild president with great success. He dedicates his ability to serve the Uganda Law Society to this success by the number of votes gathered that mirrors the population handled at UMI which places him in a position to be able to know what to do and how to handle the issues raised.” UMI has been a very focal point in this leadership trajectory and I am really grateful for the opportunity given to him to learn”, he says.

As a policy analyst, Mr. Ssekanjako says that with the help of UMI, he has had the opportunity to enhance his skills in that arena and to know when and how to structure a policy, how to advocate for policy change and that he comes to the Uganda Law Society’s role on the Law council with the wealth of knowledge and experience in knowing how to push for change and engage the public and stakeholders as learned from the classes he had the privilege of being a part of at UMI.

He encourages his colleagues to uphold the core value of integrity, walk the talk and not shy aware from making tough and firm decisions. He further advises others to be systematic and deliberate in living up to core values as they make decisions and also expect and welcome criticism as it is inevitable in the public office but uphold the virtue of clear communication so as to build a foundation of understanding.

 

 

 



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