They also claimed that after DNA tests were conducted, some women who had initially claimed to have children with the deceased were found not to be related. Despite this, some of them allegedly remained in Ssegirinya’s properties in Mpereerwe and Kawanda.
Justine Ssanyu Nakajumba, the mother of the late Muhammad Ssegirinya, has protested a decision by the Office of the Administrator General to deny her the right to participate in administering her son’s estate.
Nakajumba says she is dissatisfied with the decision that leaves the management of the deceased former Kawempe North Member of Parliament’s property in the hands of his widows.
According to sources, the Office of the Administrator General had initially proposed that Nakajumba and another representative of her interest work jointly with two of Ssegirinya’s widows in managing the estate. However, she reportedly rejected the arrangement, insisting that only individuals she had recommended should be considered.
Following the disagreement and failure to reach a compromise, the Administrator General’s office reportedly removed Nakajumba from the process and proceeded to recognize the widows as the administrators.
The decision follows a ruling by the High Court granting administration rights to four of Ssegirinya’s wives who had children with him, a move Nakajumba has strongly protested.
According to court documents released on March 2, 2026, the women recognized as administrators are Fatuma Nanfuka, Mariam Nakabuye, Shamim Namutebi, and Esther Namugalu, each of whom reportedly had one child with the late legislator.
The court directed the widows to publish a copy of the letters of administration in a national newspaper. If no objections are raised within 14 days, they will be granted full authority to administer Ssegirinya’s estate.
However, two of the widows, Nakabuye and Nanfuka, told the media that since receiving the letters of administration from the Administrator General’s office, individuals claiming to represent Ssegirinya’s mother have been calling them and urging them to return the documents to where they picked them.
“We followed all the legal procedures to reach this stage. Ever since Ssegirinya died, none of his relatives—including his brothers or mother—has supported our children, not even by buying them a kilogram of sugar,” they said.
They also claimed that after DNA tests were conducted, some women who had initially claimed to have children with the deceased were found not to be related. Despite this, some of them allegedly remained in Ssegirinya’s properties in Mpereerwe and Kawanda.
The widows further accused some of the late MP’s friends of refusing to hand over property belonging to the family.
“We know them and we shall pursue them at the right time,” they added.
One of Ssegirinya’s friends, Ali Senkunda, alleged that some individuals had already sold off part of the deceased’s property without following proper legal procedures.
Meanwhile, Parliament of Uganda is reportedly holding more than sh400m in emoluments belonging to the late legislator due to the ongoing disagreements among family members over who should receive the funds on behalf of the estate.
The money includes sh250m in gratuity and sh158m in condolence contributions.
Among the properties left behind by Ssegirinya are apartments in Kawanda in Wakiso District, his home in Bulamu village in Kasangati Town Council, land in Nakifuma in Mukono District where he reportedly kept goats, rental houses in Nammere-Mpereerwe and others.
Ssegirinya, a resident of Bulamu village, died at Lubaga Hospital on January 9, 2025, at the age of 37 after a long illness.
