James Nangwala

James Nangwala
Born1964 (age 60–61)
Uganda
NationalityUgandan
CitizenshipUganda
Alma materMakerere University
(Bachelor of Laws)
Law Development Centre
(Diploma in Legal Practice)
OccupationLawyer
Years active1988 - present
Known forLegal Skills
TitlePartner
Nagwala, Rezida & Company Advocates
SpouseMrs. Nagwala

James Nangwala is a Ugandan lawyer notable for his defence of The Monitor (Uganda) Newspaper editors Charles Onyango-Obbo and Andrew Mwenda.[1][2][3] He was formerly the head of the Bar Course at the Law Development Centre, the Statutory Body charged with the sole responsibility of training lawyers in Uganda.[4][5] He is currently a senior lecturer at Makerere University.[6]

During November 2009, after the first day of his defense of the Monitor editors in court, Nangwala was shot in the shoulder while outside of his home.[7] He was seriously wounded and subsequently had to be operated on.[8] The shooting caused the trial to be adjourned until January 2000.[7] Three men were tried for the shooting during June 2010 and were charged with conspiracy to murder and attempted murder. One of the men was a police officer.[9]

References

  1. ^ "History made". The Independent. 8 September 2010. Archived from the original on 26 December 2010. Retrieved 24 December 2010.
  2. ^ "Case Against Daily Monitor Editors Kicks Off". African Center for Media Excellence. 11 November 2010. Retrieved 24 December 2010.
  3. ^ Hansrod, Zeenat (4 September 2010). "Uganda scraps sedition laws - good news for journalists?". RFI. Retrieved 24 December 2010.
  4. ^ "Postgraduate & Legal Studies". Law development Centre. Archived from the original on 20 November 2010. Retrieved 24 December 2010.
  5. ^ Vaughan, Jenny (1 August 2009). "Is it Time to Get Rid of 1.5 at Makerere?". The Monitor. Retrieved 29 December 2010.
  6. ^ Berns, BT (October 2009). "The Uganda Land Issue" (PDF). Kampala, Uganda. p. 68. Retrieved 29 December 2010.
  7. ^ a b Patterson, Phillip; Lee Wilkins (2007). Media Ethics: Issues and Cases. McGraw-Hill Higher Education. p. 50. ISBN 978-0-07-351189-4. Retrieved 28 December 2010. After his first day in the courtroom, the defense lawyer for The Monitor editors, James Nangwala, was shot by unidentified gunmen in front of his home. He was hit in the shoulder, and Mafabi adjourned the trial until January 2000.
  8. ^ "Monitor's lawyer in Intensive Care Unit". Africa News Service. 12 November 1999. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
  9. ^ "Nangwala shooting was plotted in bar". Africa News Service. 19 June 2000. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2010.