Hussein Kyanjo Biography

Hussein Kyanjo is a politician and investor from Uganda. He is also one of the people who started the political party Justice Forum (JEEMA), which is based in Uganda. He was the MP for Makindye West for two terms, from 2006 to 2011 and from 2011 to 2016.

When he ran for office, he said he would only serve for two terms and then go back to running his own businesses, which he did.

He says that his love of reading is one of the things that made him a good lawmaker. Kyanjo read a lot of books, which helped him learn more about how to be a leader and run a country. He used to read the books and papers that were kept at parliament.

Early Life and Education

Hussein Kyanjo was born in Ntuuma, Bukomansimbi District in 1960 to Hajji Siliman Zirabamuzaale Jakana and Mariam Nabuuma.

He is the seventh of 10 children in his family.

Kyanjo went to Ntuuma Primary School in Bukomansimbi, the Bilal Islamic School in Bwaise, a suburb of Kampala, where he got an Islamic education (Madarasa), Mbuulire Primary School, Kako Primary School, where he got his Primary Leaving Examination Certificate in 1975, and then Masaka Secondary School, where he got both his O’ and A’ Level certificates.

Kyanjo then went to Makerere University and got a degree in Industrial and Fine Art in 1983.

Political career

Before getting into politics, Hussein Kyanjo worked as a graphic designer for a business he ran. He also sold printing supplies until 2006, when he was elected as the MP for the Makindye East Constituency in Kampala City.

Kyanjo’s first time running for office was in 2001 when he ran for Makindye MP but lost to Yusuf Nsambu. But he went back in 2006 and won a seat in the legislature for Makindye West.

Kyanjo was the spokesman for JEEMA and helped run the campaign of Kibirige Mayanja, JEEMA’s presidential candidate in 2001. His politics were about leadership and fair play, not about getting ahead, and he fought for justice for Ugandans who were being mistreated.

In the 1980s and 1990s, he was also a newsreader for the Muslim community at the Nakasero Tabliq Mosque. This job was given to him by Amir Dawa Sheikh Yunus Kamoga. Kyanjo’s job was to find important news about Islam in and outside of Uganda and tell people about it during prayer times.

Kyanjo was a shadow Minister in charge of the chair while he was in Parliament. During the 8th and 9th parliament, he was one of the best-sounding lawmakers. He was also a member of Parliament’s military committee.

He was one of the hardworking lawmakers who stood out during the oil bribes scandal that shook parliament at the start of 2011.

Kyanjo was a very famous panellist on the radio show Bimeeza, which was banned because it was broadcast live in the open air. During his time in Parliament, he was the only lawmaker who stood up for the Justice Forum (JEEMA). JEEMA is one of the most hateful groups in the opposition, and he was the only lawmaker who stood up for them.

Kyanjo says that as an MP, he got different kinds of training on how to act. For example, he looked for a skilled and experienced MP named Emmanuel Pinto, who taught him how to deal with anger and the press. He also tried to go to the House of Commons, where he met and was trained by Jack Straw.

One of his best moments in Parliament was when the Ugandan government wanted to sell off Mabira Forest and he stood his ground. He and other lawmakers were firm about not selling Mabira.

He led a number of protests that got him sent to Luzira Prison. But he doesn’t feel bad about what happened to him because it made him a lot of money and saved the Mabira forest.

Also, Kyanjo fought against having people from one part of Uganda’s army serve in government. He wanted all parts of the country to have a fair share of power.

Still, Kyanjo is still a very important part of the fight for good government in Uganda. He is a great politician who is often called the refined African politician.

Kyanjo is a leader who is not afraid to criticise President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni in a wide range of ways.

In 1996, the American Embassy and the American Council for Young Political Leaders (ACYPL) asked Kyanjo to be one of the election monitors for the US elections that put Bill Clinton in office for a second term.

At this time, he got involved in politics. He and Imam Kasozi, Omar Kalinge Nyango, and Muhammad Kibirige Mayanja had started a political party called Justice Forum (JEEMA).

Cause of death

Hussein Kyanjo is sick right now. He has stage four colon cancer.

But before that, he was identified with Dystonia, a disease that affected his speech centre, at an Iranian-owned hospital in Dubai. Several other hospitals had failed to figure out what was wrong with him.

He had trouble talking, and now he uses a speech aid to help him.

Kyanjo says that his dystonia is caused by poison that he ate in Kampala, but he can’t remember where.

In 2011, he and other members of the 9th Parliament went on a trip to Johannesburg, South Africa. This is where he got sick.

This is when he told people that he couldn’t speak clearly because he was having trouble breathing.

Family

Hussein Kyanjo had six kids with his wife. He got married to his first wife while he was still in high school. In 2007, he got married to his second wife, Sumayya Kyanjo. She passed away recently, which is sad.

Kyanjo will be known as a man who was honest, respectful, and always did what he said he would do.