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Ssemujju enters race for Parliament Speaker

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March 9, 2021
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Ssemujju Nganda enters stiff Speaker race

Kampala. The Opposition Chief Whip and Kira Municipality MP, Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda has joined the Speaker’s race 11th Parliament, a position and that of deputy due to be vacant Mid-May.

The contest has already bred animosity between the two front runners including the incumbent Rebecca Kadaga and her deputy Jacob Oulanyah. Their rivalry and dislike for each other have often played out publicly and the vote for speaker is expected to be a heated affair.

Kira municipality MP, Ssemujju Nganda. Courtsey Photo

He launched his bid during a press conference at Parliament, listing five attributes that he believes will guide the MPs in the election of the speaker.

He explained that MPs want a speaker who will be impartial while presiding over parliament, a speaker who will be accessible to all, a speaker who will distribute available opportunities in Parliament equally, a speaker who will not take offence when criticized for the good management of Parliament and a speaker who will not personalize the office.

“I’m going to be a speaker for every Member of Parliament and ill handle disagreements with colleagues and other subordinates who serve us in parliament in the most professional and dignified manner possible,” said Ssemujju. When quizzed on whether he is the opposite choice for speaker Ssemujju stated that he is not claiming to be an opposition candidate but a speaker for all. 

He never the less  revealed that he has written to the presidents of all opposition political parties in Parliament informing them of his bid and reminding them that the opposition cannot just sit back and watch as the NRM tussles it out for the top job in the house.

Ssemujju disclosed that he will be talking to each MP-elect of the 11th Parliament during his campaign and will soon traverse the country to market his bid for Parliament’s top job. He states that those who are supporting his campaign are a mix of MPs from both sides of the aisle and that there are a few names in his camp that will surprise the public.


Ssemujju says that he has the experience to steer the house having covered Parliament as a journalist for ten years and serving as an MP for two terms.  He recently won his third in parliament as the Kira municipality legislator.

He says during his tenure as MP he has been entrusted with several leadership roles including as chairperson of the committee on Commissions Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises which he says is a similar role as a speaker.

About Ssemujju  

He is the current spokesperson of the FDC. In 2011, Ssemujju resigned from his journalism assignments to contest the parliamentary seat of Kyadondo County East. He ran on the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) political party platform and won. In February 2016, general elections, Kira Municipality was elevated to a full parliamentary constituency after being curved out Kyaddondo East.

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