Morris Ogenga Latigo
Morris Ogenga Latigo | |
|---|---|
Latigo in 2010 | |
| Leader of the Opposition (Uganda) | |
| Professor | |
| In office 2006–2010 | |
| President | Yoweri Museveni |
| Prime Minister | Apolo Nsibambi |
| Preceded by | Paul Ssemogerere |
| Succeeded by | Nandala Mafabi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1952 (age 73–74) |
| Party | Independent (since 2020) Forum for Democratic Change (until 2020) |
Morris Ogenga Latigo (born 1952)[1] is a Ugandan professor of agriculture, academic and politician of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) who was the Leader of Opposition in the Parliament of Uganda from 2006 to 2010.[2][3]
Latigo hails from Northern Uganda. He was elected to parliament representing the Agago North constituency on the ticket of the Forum for Democratic Change. From 2006 to 2010, he served as the leader of the opposition in parliament. He left the FDC in 2020 after failing to secure the party's ticket to run for re-election in the Agago North constituency seat in parliament, describing the FDC and all other political parties in Uganda as “stinking”. He then declared that he would run for the Agago North parliamentary seat as an independent candidate.[4]
Latigo has been involved in a number of automobile accidents. In October 2009 and in January 2011, Latigo survived fatal accidents along the Kampala-Gulu highway. On January 30, 2018, his vehicle rammed into a parked truck in Kakooge, Luwero district along Kampala highway.[5] In January 2019, Latigo was involved in an auto crash while travelling to his home town in Northern Uganda when his vehicle collided with an on-coming bus but survived the crash.[6][7]
Ogenga Latigo has been a regular attendee and speaker at the annual Ugandan North American Association (UNAA) convention in the USA.[8]
References
- ^ "Footprints Podcast | Season 1 | Episode 11 _ Part 1 with Hon. Prof. Morris Ogenga Latigo". CivSource-Africa. 2024-10-18. Retrieved 2026-01-27.
- ^ Reporter, Independent (2020-03-28). "Prof. Ogenga Latigo denies dodging COVID-19 mandatory checkup". The Independent Uganda. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
- ^ "Prof. Ogenga Latigo Denies Dodging COVID-19 Mandatory Checkup". Uganda Radionetwork. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
- ^ Reporter, Independent (2020-08-15). "Prof. Latigo abandons FDC for independent card". The Independent Uganda. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
- ^ URN. "Prof Ogenga Latigo survives 4th road accident". The Observer - Uganda. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
- ^ "BBC World Service - Africa - Uganda: Professor Ogenga Latigo". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
- ^ "MP Ogenga Latigo out of danger after deadly accident". PML Daily. 2019-01-25. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
- ^ "UNAA Chicago Convention, Monday, September 7, 2009". New Vision. Retrieved 2026-02-18.