Isaac Ssemakadde is a human rights defender in Uganda. He is a Lawyer by profession. He describes himself as an anticlockwise thinker and legal rebel. He was once described as the most outstanding Public Interest litigation lawyer in Uganda by the Uganda Law Society. He pursues values like freedom, unity, equality, democracy, human rights, rule of law, fairness, justice and progress.
Education and career background
editIsaac Ssemakadde sat his Primary Living Examinations (PLE) exams in Bright Grammar Primary School in Masaka City where he emerged as the best candidate in the whole of Masaka District. Because of his outstanding performance, he was given a scholarship to enroll his secondary education at St Mary's College Kisubi (SMACK). While at SMACK, he was among the top ten students, therefore earning a government sponsorship at Makerere University Kampala where he enrolled for Bachelor of Laws. He again emerged top of his graduating class of 2008.
He also took mentorship at the Supreme Court of Uganda, and also worked for close to a year at Bowman's AF Mpanga belonging to the prominent lawyer and Buganda Kingdom Attorney General,David Mpanga.
Isaac Ssemakadde together with his fellow colleagues founded the project, Legal Brains Trust while they were still students at the Law Development Centre(LDC). Currently, he works at Legal Brains Trust which provides legal services mainly to the downtrodden in the community.