Jimmy Spire Ssentongo is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Philosophy at Makerere University, specialising in Ethics and Identity Studies. He has served on the Board of LEMU since April 2024.
He holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) from the University for Humanistic Studies (Holland), a MSc in Education for Sutainability at London South Bank University and was a Research Fellow at Centre of African Studies at the University of Cambridge.
Dr. Ssentongo is an author of several books, including What Died When We Lived (2025); Living with ‘Others’ (2025); What I Saw When I Died (2022); Quarantined (2021, 2025); Uncomfortable Laughter (2020); and Inquiry into a Withering Heritage (2010). He has also edited three scholarly book volumes and published several journal articles and book
chapters.
He has been an Editorial Cartoonist and columnist for The Observer newspaper since 2006 and is actively engaged in social justice advocacy, earning multiple national and global awards in recognition of his activism. With his wealth of academic knowledge and extensive leadership experience, Dr. Ssentongo brings critical thinking, strategic insight, and a strong ethical perspective to the LEMU Board, supporting evidence-based decision-making and strengthening governance.