title: Theodore Ssekikubo
text: # Theodore Ssekikubo
  
  Ssekikubo Theodore (born 20 August 1969) in Ssembabule, is a Ugandan politician. He represents Lwemiyaga County, Sembabule District in the Parliament of Uganda.
  
  ## Education
  
  At Makerere University, he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences, Master of Public Administration and Management and a Bachelor of Laws. At Law Development Centre, Kampala, he earned a Postgraduate diploma in Legal practice.
  
  ## Career
  
  Before joining politics, he worked in the Ministry of Defence as an assistant secretary in the administrative office. He worked as a lecturer at Ndejje University from 1998–1999. In 2016, Ssekikubo joined the race for deputy speaker of the parliament of Uganda but eventually lost to Jacob Oulanyah the current speaker.
  
  ## Arrest
  
  On 10 January 2020, he was arrested for allegedly "inciting the public to move cattle in a quarantine area." He was granted bail on January 14, but was re-arrested on Jan.16.
  
  