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Gideon Mwanje a student of Law at Nkumba University has been elected president of Uganda Law Students Association (ULSA), an umbrella organization that brings together all Law students from accredited law teaching universities in Uganda. 

Mwanje is commonly called Batapa, a name synonymous with leadership and the pursuit of justice.

The 24-year-old is also president of the School of Law Research Club of Nkumba University and President Emeritus of the Nkumba University Law Society.

More to that, Mwanje is one of the directors on the Executive Committee of the Law Students Association of East Africa and is a legal researcher with over 15 law blogs on the Nkumba University website.

He is also the founder of the Nkumba University Moot Court Society, Nkumba University Law Students Journal, and Nkumba University Law School Magazine.

One of his lecturers, Dr. Suzan Nakanwagi describes him as a multi-talented young man who is also very hardworking, proactive, respectful, and obedient.

“I haven’t met a young person as hardworking as Gideon. He is a multi-tasker. He is into music, and leadership and good at organizing events but is also a top performer in class,” she says adding; “I always wonder how he balances all those responsibilities perfectly that he never misses course deadlines.”

On the other hand, Mwanje is innovative and a good mobiliser. He has initiated several community outreachs in various parts of the country such as Butuntumula prisons in Luweero district.  He has also attended different leadership conferences such as the East African Law Society Conference in Burundi.
Meanwhile, ULSA offers law students a space to interact and discuss issues concerning the law. Being president is a prestigious role that Mwanje hopes to leverage to nurture the next generation of legal minds who will shape a brighter future for Uganda's justice system.
He will serve for one year.