Long time Kira Municipality Member of Parliament Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda has accepted his defeat in the just concluded presidential and parliamentary elections by National Unity Platform’s George Musisi
He however says his exit from Parliament does not mark the end of his political engagement.
“I will continue contributing to the struggle for freedom, but this time outside Parliament,” he said.
“In Kira, the Opposition celebrated the defeat of an Opposition candidate rather than the ruling party,” he added.
According to Ssemujju the the loss of seasoned legislators would be keenly felt in legislative debates and oversight.
Figures from Electoral Commission indicates a sharp drop from 106 MPs in the previous House to about 78 in the incoming 12th Parliament.
Commenting anout the future of People’s Front for Freedom (PFF) party where he belongs, he noted that the party entered the election under difficult circumstances.
“We went into the election with our leader in prison, without resources, and largely on our own,” he said, referring to PFF leader Kizza Besigye.
.About Ssemujju
Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda commonly known as Ibrahim Ssemujju, is a ugandan journalist and politician. He has been the Member of Parliament representing Kiira Municipality for 15 years.
Ssemujju was born in Bijaaba Village, Kyazanga Municipality ,Lwengo District 23 September 1973. At that time, Lwengo District was still part of Masaka District . He is the son of Hajji Ali Nganda Nkwanga and Hajati Sophia Nalwooga, one of his forty-eight children and one of her sixteen offspring
He attended the Bijaaba Islamic Institute, “a few meters from his birthplace”, obtaining the Primary Leaving Certificate while there. After the institute started a secondary school section, Ssemujju joined. However, by Senior 2, most of his female classmates had found husbands and dropped out, while his male cohorts left for odd jobs in nearby Masaka Town. He raised whatever little capital he could and convinced his father to enroll him in Masaka Secondary School for his Senior 3 studies. At that time, he barely spoke any English, but they admitted him anyway.
He progressively did well and passed his O-Level examinations in 1992. He went on to pursue his A-Level education, also at Masaka Secondary School. He graduated at the top of his class in 1995. He was admitted to Makerere University on a full Ugandan government scholarship to study mass communication.