NUP retains Joel Ssenyonyi as Leader of Opposition

Opposition leading party, National Unity Platform (NUP) has retained Nakawa West MP Joel Ssenyonyi as the Leader of Opposition in Parliament (LoP). NUP also retained Jinja South Division East MP Paul Mwiru as chief opposition whip, while Kayunga district woman representative Harriet Nakwede was maintained as deputy chief opposition whip. NUP also retained Manjiya County […] The post NUP retains Joel Ssenyonyi as Leader of Opposition appeared first on The Observer.

May 28, 2026 - 14:12

NUP retains Joel Ssenyonyi as Leader of Opposition

Opposition leading party, National Unity Platform (NUP) has retained Nakawa West MP Joel Ssenyonyi as the Leader of Opposition in Parliament (LoP).

NUP also retained Jinja South Division East MP Paul Mwiru as chief opposition whip, while Kayunga district woman representative Harriet Nakwede was maintained as deputy chief opposition whip.

NUP also retained Manjiya County MP John Baptist Nambeshe as commissioner of Parliament, while Kassanda County North MP Patrick Nsamba Oshabe was named chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC).

Jinja City woman representative Sarah Lwansasula was appointed vice chairperson of PAC.

Kyadondo East MP Nkunyingi Muwadda was named chairperson of the Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE), deputised by Kira Municipality MP George Musisi.

Mityana Municipality MP Francis Zaake Butebi retained his position as chairperson of the Government Assurances Committee, with Soroti District Woman representative Anna Adeke Ebaju serving as vice chairperson.

Mukono Municipality MP Betty Nambooze Bakireke was appointed chairperson of the Local Government Accounts Committee, deputised by Iganga Municipality MP Abed Nasser Mudobole.

Busujju County MP David Kalwanga Lukyamuzi was named representative to the Pan-African Parliament, while Kyotera district woman representative Fortunate Rose Nantongo was appointed representative to the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association.

Katikamu South MP Hassan Kirumira was appointed representative to the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member States, while Luwero district woman representative Brenda Nabukenya was named representative to the Inter-Parliamentary Union.

Lubaga North MP Kawalya Abubakar was appointed to the Parliamentary Pension Scheme, while Masaka district woman representative Joan Namutaawe was named representative to the Caribbean-EU Parliamentary Assembly.

The appointments were announced by NUP secretary general David Lewis Rubongoya.

OPPOSITION PARLIAMENTARY POSITIONS

NO.	POSITION	NAME	CONSTITUENCY
1	Leader of the Opposition in Parliament	Joel Ssenyonyi	Nakawa West
2	Chief Opposition Whip	Paul Mwiru	Jinja South Division East
3	Deputy chief opposition whip	Nakwede Harriet	Kayunga DWR
4	Commissioner of parliament	Nambeshe John Baptiste	Manjiya County
5	Chairperson, public accounts committee	Nsamba Patrick Oshabe	Kassanda County North
6	Vice chairperson, public accounts committee	Sarah Lwansasula	Jinja City WR
7	Chairperson, Cosase	Nkunyinji Muwadda	Kyadondo County East
8	Vice chairperson, Cosase	George Musisi	Kira Municipality
9	Chairperson, government assurances committee	Zaake Francis Butebi	Mityana Municipality
10	Vice chairperson, Government Assurances Committee	Adeke Anna Ebaju	Soroti DWR
11	Chairperson, Local Government Accounts Committee	Nambooze Betty Bakileke	Mukono Municipality
12	Vice chairperson, Local Government Accounts Committee	Abed Nasser Mudobole	Iganga Municipality
13	Pan-African Parliament representative	Kalwanga David Lukyamuzi	Busujju County
14	Commonwealth Parliamentary Association representative	Nantongo Fortunate Rose	Kyotera DWR
15	Parliamentary union of the oic member states representative	Hassan Kirumira	Katikamu County South
16	Inter-parliamentary Union representative	Nabukenya Brenda	Luwero DWR
17	Parliamentary Pension Scheme	Kawalya Abubakar	Lubaga North
18	Caribbean-EU Parliamentary Assembly	Namutaawe Joan	Masaka DWR