Ssegirinya: Ugandan MP who spent more time in prison than in the House

Muhammed Ssegirinya died on January 9, 2024 at Rubaga Hospital in Kampala at the age of 37.

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With less than a year to go before elections slated for January 2026, Uganda’s Parliament has lost another legislator, Muhammed Ssegirinya of Kawempe North, a constituency within Kampala City.

Ssegirinya, a member of the opposition National Unity Platform party, died early Thursday afternoon at Rubaga Hospital in the heart of capital at the age of 37.