The family of the late Freda Lule, daughter to former Uganda president, Yusuf Lule, accuse flamboyant Kampala lawyer, Andrew Kasirye of land fraud. Led by William Blick, the family has filed a complaint against Kasirye with the Uganda Law Council, accusing him of fraudulently selling their land to two different people and pocketing the loot. According to the complaint, Kasirye first sold the land on their behalf to one Mugalaasi, as contracted, before selling it a second time to one Ntaganda.

Andrew Kasirye is a principal in Kasirye and Byaruhanga, Advocates. His company made its name in the hey days of huge real estate transactions where President Museveni’s government was supposed to be returning properties that Idi Amin’s government illegally confiscated from Asians in 1972. At the time, many of Kampala’s most prominent lawyers today were accused of conniving with a few Asian crooks to fraudulently take ownership of buildings where Idi Amin’s government had already paid compensation.

The Uganda Law Council is responsible, among other things, for the  general supervision and control over legal practice and education in Uganda. It  was established under the Advocates Act in 1970. Its Disciplinary Committee, which is expected to hear the complaint against Kasirye, is responsible for disciplinary control over advocates and their clerks. The Council has, however, built itself a reputation of corruption because it occasionally bends to political pressure from the Uganda in obvious ways.