Joel Besekezi Ssenyonyi | |
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Leader of the Opposition | |
Assumed office 9 January 2024 | |
President | Yoweri Museveni |
Preceded by | Mathias Mpuuga |
Member of Parliament for Nakawa West | |
Assumed office 24 May 2021 | |
Preceded by | Michael Kabaziguruka |
Personal details | |
Born | 20 December 1986 |
Political party | National Unity Platform |
Spouse | Febress Nagawa (m. 2020) |
Children | 2 |
Education | Makerere University (Bachelor of Science in Business Statistics) Makerere University (Bachelor of Laws) Law Development Centre (Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice) |
Joel Besekezi Ssenyonyi (born 20 December 1986) is an Ugandan journalist, lawyer and politician. He is the member of parliament for the Nakawa West constituency in Kampala and the leader of opposition in the Ugandan Parliament, a position that was previously held by Mathias Mpuga. [1] He also serves as the Spokesperson of the National Unity Platform. [2]
Ssenyonyi was elected as the NUP parliamentary candidate for the Nakawa West seat in the 2021 Ugandan general election. [3] He won the seat after defeating the National Resistance Movement's Margret Zziwa Nantongo. [4] [5]
He was appointed the Leader of Opposition in Parliament on 22 December 2023 [6] and assumed office on 9 January 2024. [7]
Joel Ssenyonyi is married to Febress Nagawa. The couple wedded in 2020 and have two children, a daughter and a son. [8] [9]