Tag Archives: Lukwago

By Patrick Kagenda Kidandala speaks to The Independent’s Patrick Kagenda On working with KCCA Executive Director Jennifer Musisi: I tried a lot to reconcile Jennifer Musisi with the Lord Mayor. However whenever we would be approaching an amicable solution the lord mayor would throw tantrums and the situation would go …

By Yusuf K. Serunkuma The Independent’s two interviews show the tragedy of being under a dysfunction for too long At the height of the 2011 war in Libya, one Aljazeera journalist remarked that in times of evil, it was right for journalism to side with the forces of good.  Perhaps …

By Haggai Matsiko Fresh details on how councillors warned Museveni against impeaching Lord Mayor emerge On November 14, 2013, a group of over 20 ruling party Kampala Capital City Council Authority (KCCA) councillors held two separate meetings with President Yoweri Museveni at State House, Entebbe. High Court Judge Catherine Bamugemereire …

By Ian Katusiime On March 31, early morning at around 9:00 am, Kampla Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago  drove through the gates of City Hall en route to his office at City Hall uninterrupted for the first time since November when a botched impeachment KCCA counsellors’ session kicked him out of …

By Haggai Matsiko Lord Mayor’s opponents have showed no respect for court orders Since Erias Lukwago, was controversially impeached from the Kampala lord mayorship on November 25, 2013 he has hoped to return to his mantle by trouncing his political foes in court. When on March.20, he arrived at High …

By Andrew M. Mwenda He explains why he fell out with Jennifer Musisi over money and why he cannot work with Museveni. First of all, are you Mayor of Kampala given that council voted to impeach you? If you believe in the rule of law in this country, you must …

By Andrew M. Mwenda As mayor, he needs to strike a balance between the competing demands of his electoral base and his job Last week, Kampala Mayor Erias Lukwago was impeached by 29 to three votes in the Capital City Council. However, the High Court later declared his impeachment hurried …

By Stephen Kafeero Impasse as Judiciary, Museveni tangle over Kampala City Lord Mayor “Effectively, he is still the Lord Mayor but I doubt that he will be able to succeed in forcing himself on the Council.” Constitutional lawyer Ladislaus Rwakafuzi’s words could prove ominous for Minister for Kampala, Frank Tumwebaze, …

By The Independent Team The Kampala City Mayor Erias Lukwago has this morning been voted out of office. In a special council meeting that was hurriedly held at City Hall on Monday morning chaired by Frank Tumwebaze the minister of the Presidency and the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), 29 …

By Stephen Kafeero As it stands, Kampala City Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago’s fate appears to have been sealed; it will indeed be easier for the proverbial camel to go through the eye of a needle than for him to wiggle out of the conundrum in which he is entangled. But …