SSEKAANA

Born to Mr. Muhammed Muwanga and the firstborn of five children born to Mrs. Mukanza Fatuma Faith Florence, Musa Ssekaana’s diligence and excellence in everything he does is a trait cultivated from a very young age.

Right from his school days at Nakivubo Blue, Kibuli SSS and Makerere High, Musa thought of following in his father’s footsteps and become an accountant but it was after a session on career guidance in his final year of high school at Makerere High that he experienced an epiphany of the benefits and value that lawyers and the legal profession play on the central role in the administration of justice, the defence of human rights, democracy and the rule of law. This is what led him to apply for a Bachelor of Law at Makerere University.

Seated with Ssekaana in his office, there’s an abundance of buoyancy when he talks about his interest in live Sports which includes motorsport, tennis, cricket, volleyball and football. Having been a Liverpool fan when the club was at its peak, his love for the club had dwindled and is now more of a sympathizer than a fan. However, since his early adult years, he has and continues to be a fan of Express FC

in the Ugandan Premier League and was recently appointed as Patron of the Uganda Volleyball Association in 2021.

It was his love for sports that helped him meet Namusobya Salima, his wife and mother of his two children; Naira and Musa Ssekaana (Jr).
Correspondence between Musa and Salima started in their high school after they met in an interschool sports tournament where they each played volleyball on their school teams. They continued to see each other after both went on to enrol at the Makerere University Faculty of Law. Musa notes 2005 as the annus mirabilis (miracle year) when they finally started their family after Salima had returned from studying a Masters in Law (LL.M) from the University of Pretoria, South Africa.

During our interview, it does not take you long to realize that Musa Ssekaana possesses the necessary skills of a good lawyer or judge being an active listener, he is able to be bombarded with a string of questions without him interjecting and yet answering all questions comprehensively; He possesses great analytical and research skills evident from his authored works, pays attention to detail,  exhibits organizational skills, manages time, has persuasive and interpersonal communication skills making it no wonder that he was the- 2021 Uganda Law Society award winner for "Excellence from the Bench"