Kawempe North Member of Parliament, Ssegirinya died on the Thursday, 09th January 2025 in Lubaga hospital after battling a long illness.
The Ugandan legislator Muhammad Ssegirinya of Kawempe North died at the age of 37yrs old.
He was born in 1988 in Butale, Kadugala, Masaka District, Uganda and was the firstborn in a Catholic family of five children,says our police under dogs.
From humble beginning, he often assisted his father, a peasant farmer, by selling sugarcane to support the family.
Initially named Richard Ssegirinya, he later converted to Islam, adopting the name Muhammad.
Ssegirinya attended Kadugala Primary School, where he scored 13 aggregates in his Primary Leaving Examinations and later joined Kadugala Secondary School and Pimba Secondary School in Kyebando for his secondary education.
Muhammad Ssegirinya first gained recognition during that Kampala radio talk shows as “Ssegirinya eddoboozi lye Kyebando”.
In 2011, Ssegirinya contested for the Kawempe North parliamentary seat but lost.
And in 2016, he joined the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party primaries for the same seat but was unsuccessful and that year, he won the seat of Lord Councillor representing Kawempe North at the Kampala Capital City Authority, serving from 2016 to 2021.
In 2021, Ssegirinya contested for the Kawempe North parliamentary seat on the National Unity Platform (NUP) ticket, defeating nine opponents, including incumbent Abdulatif Ssebagala Ssengendo and former Deputy Lord Mayor Sulaiman Kidandala.
His victory was challenged in court by Kidandala and the case was dismissed, confirming him as the rightful winner.
In September, 2021, Hon. Ssegirinya was summoned by the Uganda Police Force over alleged involvement in rebel activities in the Greater Masaka region.
And on September 17, 2021, he was remanded to Kitalya Maximum Security Prison on charges including three counts of murder and one of attempted murder.
No evidence was ever presented to substantiate these allegations, leading many to believe that Ssegirinya and his fellow opposition MP Allan Ssewanyana were targeted for their popularity.
This incident mirrored similar arrests of opposition MPs in 2005, who were later acquitted of fabricated charges.
On February 13, 2023, Ssegirinya was released on bail and however the torture he endured while in detention left him with severe health issues.
In August 2023, he traveled to the Netherlands for specialized treatment at AMC Amsterdam.
Despite his health challenges, Ssegirinya announced in August 2024 his intention to run for re-election in 2026.
However, his health deteriorated, leading to his untimely death in January 2025.
Muhammad Ssegirinya will be remembered as a fearless advocate for the underprivileged and a charismatic figure in Uganda’s political landscape.
Meanwhile the latest news reaching our desk has it that Muhammad Ssegirinnya’s wives have warned the blood mother Justine Nakajumba over deceased ’s property including a farm with goats
Nanfuka Fatuma, the mother of Nagirinya and co wife Twayira Akandiida are pointing fingers at each other over the deceased’s family property including a farm along the Gayaza road.(Watch the space)
