A 28-year-old man accused of unlawfully practicing law and falsely presenting himself as a qualified advocate has been remanded to prison after appearing before the Buganda Road Chief Magistrate’s Court.
Andrew Nsubuga Sekibaamu Jenkins, a resident of Najjera in Kira Municipality, Wakiso District, was arraigned on Tuesday before Senior Magistrate Winnie Nankya Jatiko, who read the charges against him.
According to the charge sheet, Nsubuga faces two offences under the Advocates Act, Cap. 295.
The first count alleges that, contrary to Sections 70(1) and 85 of the Act, he acted as an advocate despite being unqualified. Prosecutors allege that between February and December 2025 at the High Court Land Division in Kampala, Nsubuga “directly acted as an advocate or agent for Nagadya Linda Witney in Civil Suit No. 188 of 2024, conducting and defending the matter while not authorized by law to practice as an advocate.”
The second count accuses him of, contrary to Sections 71(1) and 85 of the Advocates Act, knowingly holding himself out as a qualified advocate.
“The prosecution alleges that during the same period, he falsely pretended to be an advocate despite not being qualified or recognized by law to practice,” the charge sheet states.
He denied both counts and was subsquently remanded to Luzira prison until August 19, 2026.