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Zoom Clinics for Lawyers: Bernard Oundo Webinar series

Report on the Conversation with the President of the Law Society of Kenya (LSK), Mr. Nelson Havi, held on 20th April 2020 (4:00pm – 6:00pm)

Introduction                                                                                                    

On Monday 20th April 2020, the co-founder of Zoom Clinics for Lawyers, Mr. Bernard Oundo, held a virtual conversation with Kenyan eminent lawyer and President of the Law Society of Kenya (LSK), Mr. Nelson Havi on zoom. The milieu of the conversation which was attended by lawyers both within and beyond Uganda from countries such as Kenya, was the role the LSK had played in dealing with the challenges presented by COVID-19 not only to the practice of the legal profession in Kenya, but also generally the observance by the republic of Kenya, of her obligations both under the Constitution as well as other relevant instruments at the regional and international levels. This way, the discussion fed into the reflections on how lawyers in Uganda and indeed the East African region can maneuver around the dynamics presented by the COVID-19 outbreak as it continues to alter different facets of the world order. This brief presents highlights of that important exchange.

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Zoom Clinics for Lawyers: Bernard Oundo Webinar series

The Implications of COVID-19 on Rule of law and constitutionalism in Uganda, 6th & 14th April, 2020 (4:00pm – 6:00pm)

General background

When the COVID-19 outbreak was first announced in the Wuhan city of China in December 2019, very little was known of the impact it would soon pose on the globe. As the statistics of infections took a seemingly uncontrollable rising curve, both governments and their nationals started to panic.  Effective March 2020, Uganda started adopting a range of measures just a few phrases shy of a total lockdown, even though the country had yet to record half a cent of infections or even a single casualty from the Covid-19 disease. These measures were highlighted under Statutory Instruments issued by the Minister of Health vide the Public Health Act and included among others: closure of major concentration points (i.e.; educational institutions, religious/cultural/political/social/trade gathering etc); mandatory quarantining of all travelers from high risk countries coupled with a ban on any movements out of the country; a ban on public transport and entry into Uganda of all people; suspension of all non-essential movements and trades during daytime; a whole encompassing curfew starting 7:00pm of March 31st; among other measures that were gradually introduced during the continuance of the pandemic.

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