Erias Lukwago

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Erias Lukwago
Born (1970-05-11) 11 May 1970 (age 53)
Kabale
NationalityUgandan
CitizenshipUganda
Alma mater Makerere University
(Bachelor of Laws)
Law Development Centre
(Diploma in Legal Practice)
Occupation(s)Lawyer, politician
Years active1998 — present
Known for Politics, Law
Title Lord mayor of Kampala
SpouseZawedde Lubwama Lukwago Nnalongo
ChildrenAwad Kato Lukwago, Afrah Babirye Lukwago, Fahad Lukwago, Aaliyah Ssanyu Lukwago

Erias Lukwago Ssalongo (born 11 May 1970), is a Ugandan lawyer and politician. He is the lord mayor of the city of Kampala, the capital of Uganda and the largest metropolitan area in the country. He was first elected to that position on 14 January 2011. [1]

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He was voted out of office on 25 November 2013 by councillors after a tribunal found him guilty of incompetence and abuse of office. The Kampala Capital City Authority councillors voted 29 to 3 to impeach him. [2] He was re-instated on 28 November 2013 after the high court judge Yasin Nyanzi ordered Kampala minister Frank Tumwebaze to stop the implementation of the tribunal report that paved way for his censure. [3]

In May 2021, Erias Lukwago was sworn in as lord mayor of Kampala, for the third term (2021 - 2026). [4]

Background and education

He was born in Kabungo Village, in present-day Kalungu District, on 11 May 1970, to Muhhamoud Mirundi and Salmati Nakayaga. Lukwago is reported to have more than twenty siblings. Lukwago attended Makerere University between 1995 until 1997, graduating with a Bachelor of Laws degree. He went on to obtain a Diploma in Legal Practice from the Law Development Center in 1998. He also holds a Certificate in Advocacy Skills from the International Law Institute. [5]

Work experience

Since 1998, Lukwago has worked as the managing partner in the offices of Lukwago and Company Advocates, a Kampala-based law firm that specializes in constitutional law and human rights law. In 2005, he was elected to the Ugandan Parliament, on the Democratic Party ticket, representing the Central Kampala Constituency. While in parliament, he served on the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee and on the Local Government Accounts Committee. He resigned from Parliament in 2011 and was elected Lord Mayor of the City of Kampala. Lukwago has in the past served as national legal adviser to the Democratic Party in Uganda, and as Shadow Minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs. [6]

On 20 May 2011, Lukwago was sworn in as Lord Mayor of Kampala for a five-year term. [7] [8] In 2016 he was sworn in for his second term. [9] On 26 May 2021, he was sworn in for his third term as the Lord Mayor of Kampala Capital City. [10]

Personal life

Erias Lukwago is married to Zawedde Lubwama Lukwago and they have six children including twins. He has in the past been a member of the Democratic Party in Uganda, although in the 2011 elections he ran as an independent. [11] On 28 July 2020, he officially joined the Forum for Democratic Change, (FDC) political party. [12]

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  2. ↑ BBC News (25 November 2013). "Kampala Mayor Erias Lukwago Ousted By Councillors". BBC News . London, United Kingdom. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  3. ↑ Catherine Byaruhanga (28 November 2013). "Kampala mayor Erias Lukwago reinstated by Ugandan court". BBC News . London. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  4. ↑ Kenneth Kazibwe (26 May 2021). "Erias Lukwago sworn-in as Kampala Lord Mayor for third term". Nile Post Uganda. Kampala. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  5. ↑ Daily Monitor (15 March 2011). "Lukwago: A Politician of All Seasons". Daily Monitor . Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  6. ↑ Concordia (20 September 2018). "Biography of Erias Lukwago As of 2018". Concordia.net. New York City. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  7. ↑ John Semakula (21 May 2011). "Lukwago Swears In As Lord Mayor". New Vision . Kampala, Uganda. Archived from the original (Archived from the original on 7 February 2015) on 7 February 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
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  9. ↑ Observer Media Limited (6 June 2016). "Lord Mayor Lukwago Swears In Today". The Observer (Uganda) . Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  10. ↑ Prossy Kisakye (26 May 2021). "I had intended to serve 10 years, says Lukwago as he swears in for another term". Daily Monitor . Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
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  12. ↑ Baker Batte (29 July 2020). "Lukwago finally crosses from DP to 'home' in FDC". The Observer (Uganda) . Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
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