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Muhammad Ssegirinya

Muhammad Ssegirinya is a member of the Uganda's 11th parliament representing Kawempe north constituency in Kampala city on the ticket of the National Unity Platform Uganda's leading opposition party in parliament .[1][2]

Muhammad Ssegirinya
Born
Muhammad Ssegirinya

1988 (age 35–36)
Masaka, Uganda
NationalityUgandan
CitizenshipUganda
Education
OccupationPolitician
Known forPolitics
TitleMember of the Parliament of Uganda
Political partyNational Unity Platform

Background and education

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He was born in 1988 in Butale, Kadugala, Masaka District, Uganda.In a family of Catholics together with four other siblings as the first born. While at NTV's 'Tuwaye' show, Ssegirinya narrated his childhood as one that was full of poverty which even forced him to sell sugarcane from his peasant father who he described as a very poor peasant man.[3] At birth he was named Richard Ssegirinya but later adopted the name Muhammad after switching religion from Roman Catholicism to Islam.[4] While on a local tv show 'omuntu wabantu' Ssegirinya said that he studied his primary at Kadugala P/S and scored 13 Aggregates He also attended Kaddugala Secondary school and Pimba secondary school in Kyebando for secondary school education. According to official documents used that Ssegirinya used to contest for the parliamentary seat for Kawempe North, he holds a certificate in Urban food experience from Netherlands and basing on that Ugandan newspaper The observer in a story that discussed the education levels of Uganda's Members of Parliament reported that he is one of the least educated members of the August house since that certificate is an equivalent to a Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education which is the bare minimum qualification for the role.[5]

Work experience

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Muhammad Ssegirinya started getting known among Ugandans when he started making regular calls on kampala based radio talk shows referring to himself as 'ssegirinya eddoboozi lye kyebando.' [6]He later transformed into a social media sensation under the name 'Mr. Update'.[7] He served as the lord councillor for Kampala capital city representing the people of Kawempe North from 2016 to 2021.[8] He later triumphed in the quest to become the area MP after defeating 9 other contestants including then incumbent Abdulatif Ssebagala Ssengendo and former Deputy Lord Mayor Sulaiman Kidandala[9]

Political career

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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 city hall in kampala the seat of Kampala Capital City Authority and won the election.[8]

In 2021, Ssegirinya contested the Kawempe north constituency on the National Unity Platform (NUP) political party ticket, he won.[10] His victory was challenged in court by one of his contenders(Sulaiman Kidandala) but the case was dismissed and court declared him winner.[11][12][13][14][15]

Arrest, Torture and Treatment

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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.[16][17][18][19]

On 7 September 2021, Masaka Chief Magistrate's court has remanded him with four counts, three of murder and one of attempted murder.[20][21][22][23] He was Kitalya Maximum Security Prison.[24][25]

Proof for the allegations was never presented. It is generally believed that Ssegirinya and Ssewanyana were arrested because they are popular opposition MPs.[26] Also in 2005 two popular MPs were arrested on fake charges and later acquitted.[27] 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.[28] After his release from prison on bail, Ssegirinya was in and out of hospital in Nairobi and Kampala.[29] He thus barely attended any parliamentary proceedings but he in August 2024 went on to declare that he would contest once more for the post in 2026 [30][31]

References

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  1. ^ Jjingo, Ernest. "Here's Muhammad Ssegirinya's plan for that Shs 321m car cash". The Observer - Uganda. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  2. ^ https://www.parliament.go.ug/sites/default/files/MEMBERS%20OF%20THE%2011TH%20PARLIAMENT%20%282021-2026%29%20.pdf
  3. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agJPcHJaJqM
  4. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvDFjljrYpc
  5. ^ https://observer.ug/index.php/news/headlines/81786-how-educated-are-uganda-s-mps-find-out-now
  6. ^ https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/magazines/people-power/ssegirinya-a-radio-caller-who-had-his-sight-on-parliament--3234452
  7. ^ https://nilepost.co.ug/muhammad-ssegirinya/156881/mr-update-ssegirinya-vows-to-regain-his-crown-as-internet-king-from-ichuli-to-join-tiktok
  8. ^ a b "Ssegirinya: A radio caller who had his sight on Parliament". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  9. ^ https://visiblepolls.org/ug/2021-general-election/constituencies/kawempe-north-division-62/
  10. ^ "MP-elect Ssegirinya further remanded". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  11. ^ https://nilepost.co.ug/featured/114908/ssegirinya-wins-as-court-dismisses-case-challenging-his-election
  12. ^ Independent, The (2021-09-07). "Court dismisses petition against Ssegirinya". The Independent (Uganda). Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  13. ^ "Court dismisses poll petition against MP Ssegirinya". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  14. ^ "MP Muhammad Ssegirinya Wins Election Petition". ChimpReports. 2021-09-07. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  15. ^ https://visiblepolls.org/ug/2021-general-election/constituencies/kawempe-north-division-62/
  16. ^ Independent, The (2021-09-03). "MPs Ssegirinya, Ssewanyana summoned over Masaka killings". The Independent (Uganda). Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  17. ^ "Masaka murders: Police summon MPs Muhammad Ssegirinya and Allan Ssewanyana". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  18. ^ "Ssegirinya, Ssewanyana summoned over Masaka killings". NTV Uganda. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  19. ^ URN. "Court issues criminal summons against Ssegirinya". The Observer - Uganda. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  20. ^ "Uganda: Abadepite babiri barezwe ubwicanyi bw'i Masaka". BBC News Gahuza (in Kinyarwanda). Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  21. ^ "Uganda charges lawmakers allied to opposition leader with murder". Reuters. 2021-09-07. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  22. ^ AfricaNews (2021-09-07). "Uganda charges opposition MPs over machete killings". Africanews. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  23. ^ "Uganda charges opposition MPs over killings". The Citizen. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  24. ^ "MPs Ssegirinya, Ssewanyana charged with murder, remanded". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  25. ^ "MPs Ssewanyana, Ssegirinya remanded over Masaka murders". Nile Post. 2021-09-07. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  26. ^ Bruyne, Marnix de (2021-10-03). "Critici Oegandese president Museveni verder in het nauw". NRC (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-09-01.
  27. ^ MUKASA, ROBERT SPIN (2021-09-15). "Why state slapped murder on Ssegirinya, Ssewanyana". The Observer - Uganda. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
  28. ^ Meischke, Jamila (2023-08-27). "Gemarteld in Oeganda, herstellen in het Amsterdamse AMC". NRC (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-09-01.
  29. ^ https://nilepost.co.ug/news/102999/kawempe-north-mp-elect-ssegirinya-rushed-to-nairobi-for-treatment
  30. ^ https://mbu.ug/tag/hon-ssegirinya-muhammad/
  31. ^ https://www.pulse.ug/news/local/mp-ssegirinya-announces-2nd-term-parliamentary-bid/gejpjv2
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