Erias 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.
Erias Lukwago | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 May 1970 |
| Nationality | Ugandan |
| Citizenship | Uganda |
| Alma mater | Makerere University (Bachelor of Laws) Law Development Centre (Diploma in Legal Practice) |
| Occupation(s) | Lawyer, politician |
| Years active | 1998 — present |
| Known for | Politics, Law |
| Title | Lord mayor of Kampala |
| Spouse | Zawedde Lubwama Lukwago Nnalongo |
| Children | Awad Kato Lukwago, Afrah Babirye Lukwago, Fahad Lukwago, Aaliyah Ssanyu Lukwago |
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. 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.
In May 2021, Erias Lukwago was sworn in as lord mayor of Kampala, for the third term (2021 - 2026).