Licensed to Stand Beside You: Our Legal Aid Clinic Is Registered Again

Our Legal Aid Clinic has been registered again by the Law Council. For people who cannot afford a lawyer, that means a door that stays open.

Imagine waking up to find a stranger fencing off the garden that feeds your children. He has papers. You have nothing but your word and a few thousand shillings.

Now ask yourself: who do you call?

For thousands of Ugandans, the honest answer is nobody. Lawyers cost money. Courts feel far away and frightening. And so rights that look strong on paper quietly fall apart in real life. A right you cannot enforce is just a nice sentence.

That is why we run the CEFROHT Legal Aid Clinic. And it is why 16 July 2026 was a very good day.

What changed

On that day, the Law Council issued CEFROHT its Certificate of Registration for Legal Aid Service Provision, number CLA/037/2026. Alongside it, our lawyers received fresh clearance under the Continuing Legal Education Programme, confirming that they are up to date and in good standing.

In plain words, the Clinic is officially recognized to offer legal services to indigent persons at a social justice fee, a modest contribution that keeps justice within reach of people who could never pay commercial rates. Nobody is turned away simply because they are poor.

Justice should not depend on the size of your wallet.

Why we take this personally

Our work rests on one belief: food and adequate living are rights, not favors. But a right needs a defender. When a widow is pushed off her land, when a family’s source of food is taken through a fraudulent title, the fight for the right to food becomes a courtroom fight. The Clinic is where those fights begin.

Over the years, our lawyers have run mobile legal aid clinics in rural districts such as Buyende, Kiboga and Kyankwanzi, trained communities on their rights, and represented vulnerable people in court. Right now, our team is defending a widow in Kyotera who was evicted through a fraudulent land title, and we recently filed a new pro bono land case at the High Court in Mubende. Renewed registration means that work continues without interruption.

What makes our Clinic different is its focus. It is built around the things people need to live with dignity: land, food, health, and a livelihood. That is our niche, and we are proud of it.

Know someone who needs legal help but cannot afford it? Point them to us. Want to keep the door open for the next person who knocks? Support our Legal Aid Clinic by writing to info@cefroht.org.