13 Facts About Erias Lukwago

Erias Lukwago was first elected to that position on 14 January 2011.

Erias Lukwago was voted out of office on 25 November 2013 by councillors after a tribunal found him guilty of incompetence and abuse of office.

Erias Lukwago 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.

Erias Lukwago was born in Kabungo Village, in present-day Kalungu District, on 11 May 1970, to Muhhamoud Mirundi and Salmati Nakayaga.

Erias Lukwago went on to obtain a Diploma in Legal Practice from the Law Development Center in 1998.

Erias Lukwago holds a Certificate in Advocacy Skills from the International Law Institute.

Since 1998, Erias Lukwago has worked as the managing partner in the offices of Erias Lukwago and Company Advocates, a Kampala-based law firm that specializes in constitutional law and human rights law.

Erias Lukwago resigned from Parliament in 2011 and was elected Lord Mayor of the City of Kampala.

Erias 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.

On 20 May 2011, Erias Lukwago was sworn in as Lord Mayor of Kampala for a five-year term.

Erias Lukwago is married to Zawedde Lubwama Lukwago and they have six children including twins.

Erias Lukwago has in the past been a member of the Democratic Party in Uganda, although in the 2011 elections he ran as an independent.