Dickson Kahama is a Lecturer in the School of Law at Kampala International University from 2016 to date, before joining KIU, he held different positions and worked for different organizations such as the International Crimes Division of the High Court at Kampala Uganda as a research officer, he also worked for M/S Bakiza &co. Advocates as a research assistant. He holds a Master in (International Law; Humanitarian Law and Military Operations) from the University of Pretoria (2015), a Bachelors of Laws (Honors) University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg South Africa (2010) and also holds a Certificate in All Africa course on International Humanitarian Law- Conducted by International Committee for Red Cross delegation in Pretoria 2015.

Dickson has experience in legislative research, program/project design, management, advocacy, implementation/operationalization, Monitoring and Evaluation, and a resourceful worker.