Joel Ssenyonyi

Joel Besekezi Ssenyonyi
Leader of the Opposition
Incumbent
Assumed office
9 January 2024
PresidentYoweri Museveni
Preceded byMathias Mpuuga
Member of Parliament
for Nakawa West
Incumbent
Assumed office
24 May 2021
Preceded byMichael Kabaziguruka
Personal details
Born (1986-12-20) 20 December 1986 (age 38)
Political partyNational Unity Platform
Spouse
Febress Nagawa
​
(m. 2020)​
Children1
EducationMakerere University
(Bachelor of Science in Business Statistics)
Makerere University
(Bachelor of Laws)
Law Development Centre
(Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice)

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

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

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

References

  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.


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