Medard Lubega Sseggona

Medard Lubega Sseggona (born 1 September 1975), also known as Akalya Amaggwa, is a Ugandan lawyer and politician. He served as the Member of Parliament for Busiro County East in Wakiso District from 2011 to 2026, completing three consecutive terms before losing his seat in the 2026 general election. He hasserved as the Chairperson of the Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities, and State Enterprises (COSASE) and in 2025 was elected Chairperson of the African Organization of Public Accounts Committees (AFROPAC). He is also one of the managing directors for Lukwago and Co advocates alongside Erias Lukwago, (Kampala City Lord Mayor).

He is currently the Chairperson of COSASE, the Public Accounts Committee that oversees statutory bodies and state enterprises. In July 2025, he was elected Chair of AFROPAC, a continental public-accounts body for parliamentary oversight. In June 2025, he announced ambitions to succeed Robert Kyagulanyi (“Bobi Wine”) as NUP leader but in October 2025, he quit NUP and declared he would run as an independent in the 2026 elections for Busiro East going against Mathis Walukaga, NUP candidate.

Personal life Sseggona is married to Diana Lubega. He sometimes goes by the nickname "Akalya Amagwa" (or "Kalyamaggwa"), which is Luganda for "the one who eats thorns."