Aziz Kitaka

Aziz is the Founding member of AdLegal and oversees all work done by the team. He is sought after by the team, consulting businesses and affected consumers for his ability to navigate the full spectrum of EAC, and COMESA competition and consumer laws.

He leads the team in taking action against and defending entities in national and regional cartel and abuse of dominance investigations, merger control (mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures), distribution agreements, and competition litigation before competition and consumer regulatory tribunals and panels.

In consumer protection, Aziz has led advocacy and interventions on issues including data protection violations, breaches of advertising standards, unfair internet practices, unfair pricing, defective products, and other consumer rights matters, ensuring that businesses operate responsibly while safeguarding consumer interests.

He has led the team in engagements at multiple regulatory levels, including the Uganda Communications Commission, Personal Data Protection Office, COMESA Competition Commission, EAC Competition Authority, Uganda Registration Services Bureau, Ministry of Trade, among others.

Beyond enforcement matters, Aziz leads the team in advising vulnerable consulting businesses on competition compliance, reviewing commercial agreements, structuring joint ventures and strategic alliances, conducting market investigations, and handling complaints.

In terms of Policy advocacy, he has led various competition and consumer protection policy advocacy initiatives for AdLegal that have contributed to shaping competition and consumer protection policies in Uganda and the region.

Aziz’s work spans diverse industries, including financial services, telecommunications, transport, commodities, technology, insurance, retail, and manufacturing. 

He holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from Makerere University and a Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice from Law Development Center, Uganda.

He is currently the Uganda Ambassador for the Value of Competition Programme of Oxford University’s Centre for Competition Law and Policy (CCLP).

Aziz is also a part-time lecturer/teaching assistant at the School of Law of Uganda Technology and Management University (UTAMU).

Experience:

1. Led the team that initiated legal action against Meta over the exclusion of third-party AI chatbots from WhatsApp in the COMESA region.
2. Led the team that filed Uganda’s first-ever competition complaint against Google, challenging monopolistic practices in the Android ecosystem to create a fair digital market regulation.
3. Led the legal team that took action against WhatsApp LLC and Meta over the enforcement of the 2021 WhatsApp data privacy policy in Uganda, citing violations of user rights through forced consent, discrimination against Ugandan users, and excessive data collection.
4. Led the team that sought legal action to block illegal online lending websites and mobile apps hosted by Google, protecting consumers from unregulated and exploitative digital financial services.
5. Led the team that took action against NBS TV for unlawful split-screen advertising, reinforcing adherence to Uganda’s broadcasting standards.
6. Led the team that initiated enforcement action against BETPAWA for illegal advertising of web-based betting services in contravention of national gaming regulations.
7. Filed the first-ever complaint with the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) challenging the unregulated practices of social media influencers, sparking regulatory reform and prompting UCC to begin developing Uganda’s first legal framework for digital advertising.
8. Led the Task Force which produced the first Policy Comment Report on Digital Markets Competition Regulation in Uganda in 2025.