Joel Ssenyonyi

Joel Besekezi Ssenyonyi
Leader of the Opposition
Assumed office
9 January 2024
PresidentYoweri Museveni
Preceded byMathias Mpuuga
Member of Parliament
for Nakawa West
Assumed office
24 May 2021
Preceded byMichael Kabaziguruka
Personal details
Born (1986-12-20) 20 December 1986 (age 37)
Political partyNational Unity Platform
Spouse
Febress Nagawa
(m. 2020)
Children1
EducationMakerere University (BS)

Joel Besekezi Ssenyonyi (born 20 December 1986) is a Ugandan journalist, lawyer and politician. He is the member of parliament for the Nakawa West constituency in Kampala[1][2][3] and the leader of opposition in the Ugandan Parliament, a position that was previously held by fellow member of parliament Mathias Mpuga Nsamba.[4] He also serves as the Spokesperson of the National Unity Platform.[3]

Politics

[edit]

Ssenyonyi was elected as the NUP parliamentary candidate for the Nakawa West seat in the 2021 Ugandan general election.[5] He won the seat after defeating the National Resistance Movement's Margret Zziwa Nantongo.[1][2]

He was appointed the Leader of Opposition in Parliament on 22 December 2023[6] and assumed office on 9 January 2024.[7]

Personal life

[edit]

Joel Ssenyonyi is married to Febress Nagawa. The couple wedded in 2020 and have two children, a daughter and a son.[8][9]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b Mwarua, Douglas (16 January 2021). "Journalists Joel Ssenyonyi, Agnes Nandutu and 3 others elected to parliament". Tuko.co.ke - Kenya news. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Uganda elections: Museveni wins, Bobi Wine the rising power in parliament". The Africa Report.com. 17 January 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  3. ^ a b "NUP begins search for Leader of Opposition in Parliament". Daily Monitor. 27 January 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  4. ^ Independent, The (22 December 2023). "Bobi Wine drops Mpuuga, names Joel Ssenyonyi as LOP". The Independent Uganda. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  5. ^ Independent, The (15 October 2020). "Ssenyonyi, Zziwa nominated for Nakawa west MP seat". The Independent Uganda. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  6. ^ Independent, The (22 December 2023). "Bobi Wine drops Mpuuga, names Joel Ssenyonyi as LOP". The Independent Uganda. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  7. ^ "I'll engage higher gear as LoP, says Ssenyonyi as he takes over from Mpuuga". Monitor. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  8. ^ BAMULANZEKI, NICHOLAS (July 2020). "Joel Ssenyonyi weds Febress Nagawa". The Observer - Uganda. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  9. ^ Ruby, Josh (20 November 2023). "Joel Ssenyonyi and wife celebrate arrival of baby boy Hezekiah". MBU. Retrieved 24 January 2024.