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Makindye West Member of Parliament Allan Ssewanyana's family is concerned abouut his health condition.

14 February, 2023
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Makindye West Member of Parliament Allan Ssewanyana's family is concerned abouut his health condition, a day after his release from incarceration.


Ssewanyana, together with Kawempe North MP Mohammed Ssegirinya were granted bail yesterday after spending 17 months in prison on charges of terrorism, murder, attempted murder, and aiding and abetting terrorism. The prosecution alleges that the two legislators were behind a wave of machete attacks that claimed 26 people in the greater Masaka region two years ago.

Ssewanyana, who had been taken to his grandmother's home in Masuulita, was reportedly rushed to the hospital for medical attention in the middle of the night as the family worried about his mental health and general well-being.

Vicent Mujabi, a brother to the legislator says they were called by their grandmother as soon as security forces dropped Ssewanyana at her home. He says that by the time they received the phone call, a number of them had converged outside Kigo Prison with the hope that he would be handed over to them after the court granted him bail.

Meanwhile, Kawempe North MP Mohamed Ssegirinya's family said that he needed time to rest before he could appear in public. They however confirmed that he was released and is safe. 

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