Theodore Ssekikubo

Ssekikubo Theodore (born 20 August 1969) in Ssembabule, is a Ugandan politician. He represents Lwemiyaga County, Sembabule District in the Parliament of Uganda.[1]

Ssekikubo Theodore
Member of the Uganda Parliament
for Lwemiyaga, Ssembabule District
In office
1995 – Present
Personal details
Born (1969-08-20) 20 August 1969
Lwemiyaga, Ssembabule
CitizenshipUganda
Political partyNational Resistance Movement

Early life

At Makerere University, he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences,Master of Public Administration and Management and a Bachelor of Laws. At Law Development Centre, Kampala, he earned a Postgraduate diploma in Legal practice.

Career

Before joining politics, he worked in the Ministry of Defence as an assistant secretary in the administrative office.[2] He worked as a lecturer at Ndejje University from 1998-1999.[3] In 2016, Ssekikubo joined the race for deputy speaker of the parliament of Uganda but eventually lost to Jacob Oulanyah the current deputy speaker.[4]

Arrest

On 10 Jan. 2020, he was arrested for allegedly "inciting the public to move cattle in a quarantine area."[5] He was granted bail on Jan.14 , but was re-arrested on Jan.16.[6]

References
  1. "Parliament of Uganda". www.parliament.go.ug. Retrieved 2019-04-24.
  2. "New Vision-Uganda-news". www.newvision.co.ug.
  3. "Admin panel". Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  4. Nelson, Wesonga (18 April 2016). "Six race for deputy speaker post". www.mobile.monitor.co.ug. Kampala. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  5. Kungu Al-Mahadi Adam. "MP Theodore Ssekikubo Arrested".
  6. "Police explains MP Ssekikubo rearrest". PML Daily. 2020-01-16. Retrieved 2020-02-07.
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