Muhammad Ssegirinya

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Muhammad Ssegirinya is an opposition member of the Ugandan parliament representing Kawempe north. [1]

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Muhammad Ssegirinya
Born
Muhammad Ssegirinya

1988 (age 34–35)
Masaka, Uganda
NationalityUgandan
Citizenship Uganda
Education
OccupationPolitician
Known forPolitics
TitleMember of the Parliament of Uganda
Political party National Unity Platform

Background and education

He was born in 1988 in Butale, Kadugala, Masaka District, Uganda. He attended Pimbas secondary school for his middle and high school education. He later graduated with a Diploma in Journalism from Datamine Technical Business School and a Masters in the Science of Service Delivery from Musa Body University. [2]

Work experience

Ssegirinya is a professional journalist and member of the Ugandan parliament. He served as the lord councillor for Kampala capital city representing the people of Kyebando from 2016 to 2020. [3]

Political career

In 2011 Ssegirinya contested Kawempe north parliamentary seat, but lost the vote. He contested in the 2016 Forum for Democratic Change party primaries for Kawempe north parliamentary seat, but he lost. He contested for a position of councillor representing Kawempe North at kampala cityhall and won. [3]

In 2021, Ssegirinya contested the Kawempe north constituency on the National Unity Platform (NUP) political party ticket, he won. [4] His victory was challenged in court by one of his contenders but the case was dismissed and court declared him winner. [5] [6] [7]

Arrest, Torture and Treatment

On 3 September 2021, Ssegirinya was summoned by Uganda police force to appear before the Criminal Investigation Department for questioning over his alleged involvement in rebel activities in Greater Masaka region. [8] [9] [10] [11]

On 7 September 2021, Masaka Chief Magistrate's court has remanded him with four counts, three of murder and one of attempted murder. [12] [13] [14] [15] He was Kitalya Maximum Security Prison. [16] [17]

Proof for the allegations was never presented. It is generally believed that Ssegirinya and Ssewanyana were arrested because they are popular opposition MPs. [18] Also in 2005 two popular MPs were arrested on fake charges and later acquitted. [19] On 13 February 2023 the two were released on bail. On 10 August 2023 Ssegirinya arrived in Netherlands and is receiving treatment in AMC Amsterdam for his torture wounds. [20]

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  2. ↑ "Muhammad Ssegirinya - Biography, Education, Politics, Net Worth". Times Uganda. 2021-07-27. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  3. 1 2 "Ssegirinya: A radio caller who had his sight on Parliament". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  4. ↑ "MP-elect Ssegirinya further remanded". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  5. ↑ Independent, The (2021-09-07). "Court dismisses petition against Ssegirinya". The Independent (Uganda). Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  6. ↑ "Court dismisses poll petition against MP Ssegirinya". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  7. ↑ "MP Muhammad Ssegirinya Wins Election Petition". ChimpReports. 2021-09-07. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
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  9. ↑ "Masaka murders: Police summon MPs Muhammad Ssegirinya and Allan Ssewanyana". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
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  12. ↑ "Uganda: Abadepite babiri barezwe ubwicanyi bw'i Masaka". BBC News Gahuza (in Kinyarwanda). Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  13. ↑ "Uganda charges lawmakers allied to opposition leader with murder". Reuters. 2021-09-07. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  14. ↑ AfricaNews (2021-09-07). "Uganda charges opposition MPs over machete killings". Africanews. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
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