Richard Wejuli Wabwire

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Richard Wejuli Wabwire
Born1967 (age 54–55)
Uganda
Alma mater Makerere University
(Bachelor of Laws)
Law Development Centre
(Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice)
University of Strathclyde
(Certificate in Project Evaluation & Management)
(Master of Business Administration)
OccupationLawyer, Judge
Years active1998 — present
Known for Law
TitleJustice of the High Court of Uganda

Richard Wejuli Wabwire is a Ugandan lawyer and judge, on the High Court of Uganda. [1] He was appointed to the High Court on 8 February 2018. [2]

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Background and education

He was born in Uganda, circa 1967. He studied law at Makerere University, Uganda's largest and oldest public university, graduating in 1989 with a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree. The next year, he received a Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice, from the Law Development Centre, in Kampala, the national capital. He was then admitted to the Uganda Bar, as a practicing attorney. [3]

He also studied at the University of Strathclyde, in the United Kingdom, graduating with a Certificate in Project Evaluation & Management in 1992 and a Master of Business Administration degree in 1995. [3]

Work experience

In November 1998, he was hired by BAT Uganda, as Company Secretary, Legal Counsel and Head of Legal & Regulatory Affairs. He served there, in that capacity for the next 7.25 years. In February 2006, he transferred to Kinyara Sugar Works Limited, working there as Corporation Secretary, for the next two years. [3]

After brief stints at National Water and Sewerage Corporation (6 months) and at Century Bottlers Uganda (10 months), he was hired by Pine Consult Limited, as a Corporate Legal and Regulatory Consultant, working there for two years. [3]

In January 2012, he was hired by East African Breweries Uganda Limited, a subsidiary of the British conglomerate Diageo Plc. He worked there for the next 2.5 years, as the director of corporate relations and regulatory affairs. [3]

From November 2014 until he was appointed as a judge in February 2018, he served as the Corporation Secretary and Head of Legal Affairs at the National Social Security Fund of Uganda. [3] [4]

Judicial career

He was appointed as a judge of the High Court of Uganda in February 2018. [2] In March 2018, he was initially posted to the High Court Circuit in the city of Fort Portal, in the Western Region of Uganda. [5] In 2019, he was reassigned to the Commercial Division of the High Court. [1]

Other considerations

He served as a board member at Kampala Serena Hotel, from February 2015 until February 2018. At the NSSF Uganda, he was a member of the board of Directors. [3] He was replaced there, by Agnes Tibayeyita Isharaza, who was appointed, effective 1 April 2019. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 Uganda Judiciary (1 January 2019). "The Honorable Judges Of The High Court of Uganda". Kampala: Judiciary of Uganda (Uganda Judiciary). Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  2. 1 2 Wesaka, Anthony (8 February 2018). "Museveni appoints 14 new judges". Daily Monitor . Kampala. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Richard Wejuli Wabwire (March 2019). "Richard Wejuli Wabwire, Uganda". LinkedIn . Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  4. ↑ Ainebyoona, Emmanuel (23 October 2017). "Finance Minister declines to renew Ssali's contract, names new NSSF deputy MD". Daily Monitor . Kampala.
  5. ↑ Judiciary of Uganda (28 March 2018). "Judiciary Transfers Judges". Kampala: Judiciary of Uganda . Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  6. ↑ Nakaweesi, Dorothy (14 March 2019). "Kasaija appoints new NSSF head of legal services". Daily Monitor . Kampala. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
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