Sheikh Abdallah Ssemambo has been sworn in as Uganda’s interim Mufti on Sunday, December 17, 2023, replacing suspended Sheikh Shaban Mubajje.

Ssemambo has been serving as the first deputy Mufti of the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council since January 17, 2021.

On December 16, 2023, many Muslim leaders who are members of the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council’s National General Assembly suspended Shiekh Ramadhan Mubajje from the position of Mufti for a specific six-month period while they looked into his possible involvement in the sale of properties to Ugandan Muslims.

The National General Assembly elected Sheikh Abdala Ssemambo as his first deputy and established a six-member committee to investigate Sheikh Ramadan’s business dealings.