Enock Kizito’s Journey from Uganda Law Society to Exile

My name is Enock Kizito am a Ugandan.  I am a former Head of Protocol at the Uganda Law Society, where I also served as the Personal Assistant to the CEO and the Clerk to the Executive Council. Beyond my work, I was a legal scholar, deeply specialized in human rights. My life was on a promising trajectory upgrading in my Legal / Law Studies, inspiring others my age at just 25, and believing in the rule of law.

But everything changed one evening while working on sensitive legal cases at the Uganda Law Society cases that intersected with politics and power. The threats became too real, and I had to make the heartbreaking decision to leave my family, my friends, and my education behind to save my life.

I fled first to Rwanda, then to Tanzania, and eventually found myself in Europe, living as a refugee. While I can still talk to my family, the physical distance is a constant emotional gap that is difficult to bear. Life in exile is not easy, no job, no home, and the weight of uncertainty but I still speak truth to power.

Even in exile, I want my country to be a place where freedom of speech is respected, where citizens are not abducted, where hospitals deliver, and where governance truly serves the people. I write about these issues because the money is there, but the government misuses it. I want people back home to demand their rights, to insist on proper health services, to hold the government accountable, and to demand fair and timely justice because justice delayed is justice denied.

My story is not just about my loss, but about resilience. I want my country to be better, and I want the people of Uganda to never stop demanding what they deserve.