Mr Jet Tumwebaze > Kampala Associated Advocates > Kampala, Uganda > Lawyer Profile

Mr Jet Tumwebaze

+256 312 244 100 jtumwebaze@kaa.co.ug

Work Department

Litigation and Arbitration, Employment and Labour, Banking, Finance and Agriculture

Position

Partner

Career

Jet is a graduate of Makerere University and has been a practicing advocate for over 10 years. As a law student at Makerere University, Jet famously sought redress from the High court of Uganda seeking a judicial review to quash the decision of the university tribunal regarding the results of an election. This case is now locus classicus on judicial reviews under the laws of Uganda.

Jet joined KAA as a law student and has since established himself as a formidable litigator and skilled negotiator. For many years he led the debt collection team at the firm that was responsible for Umeme’s enormous debt. The team reduced the said debt by 75% and Jet then followed up on the uncollected debt, representing Umeme in over 900 cases to recover the debt. He also negotiated scheduled payment agreements with over 500 of the defaulters on the client’s behalf. The team eventually recovered over UGX 50 billion.

Further to this, Jet represented Tullow in the acquisition of land in the Albertine Graben and participated in the 3D seismic oil exploration exercise. He led the negotiations with the project affected persons during the resettlement exercise and thereafter represented Tullow in the claims that led to lawsuits.

Jet is well versed with property and land conveyance laws in Uganda and has advised numerous clients on the acquisition of land in PPPs. He represented the Uganda National Roads Authority in land disputes relating to land acquired in the construction the Kampala-Masaka, Masaka-Mbarara and Mbarara-Kabale roads.

He has extensive experience in the banking and finance sector, particularly with regard to mortgage perfection and bank recoveries, He has represented such leading banks as Standard Chartered Bank Uganda Limited and Centenary Bank in a multitude of matters. He is part of the team representing a client in Uganda’s largest banking and finance matter to ever be litigated under the Financial Institutions Act. The case pertains to among others, a cross section of banking laws and regulations, insolvency of financial institutions, credit and loan agreements and is worth over USD 120 million dollars.

Jet is a dedicated farmer and carries out various farming activities in his spare time. He has a particular interest in the preservation of traditional herds commonly known as the Ankole long-horned cows.

Languages

English , Luganda , Runyankore, Kiswahili

Memberships

• Member, Uganda Law Society
• Member, East African Law Society

Education

LLB from Makerere University