All posts tagged "Erias Lukwago"

Lukwago denied bail in misprision of treason case

While the court found his sureties substantial and accepted his fixed residence, it ruled that the seriousness of the charge and ongoing...

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Uganda says Kenyan Lawyer Karua denied entry for being ‘persona non grata’

Karua had travelled to Uganda to attend court proceedings involving former Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago and to support the legal team...

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Lukwago further remanded as court defers bail ruling to ECMIS

Chief Magistrate Sarah Basemera announced on Monday that the bail ruling would instead be delivered electronically through the Electronic Court Case Management...

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Uganda, Kenya Law Societies demand answers after lawyer Karua denied entry at Entebbe

Karua had travelled to Uganda on Monday, June 22, as part of a delegation of East African legal practitioners intending to observe...

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Court

Martha Karua blocked from entering Uganda ahead of Lukwago bail ruling

Ms Karua had travelled to Uganda to join the defence team representing Besigye, Obeid Lutale, and Lukwago, who is expected to return...

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Ssemujju flees Uganda amid Muhoozi crackdown on opposition figures

The development comes days after Gen Muhoozi suggested that Ssemujju and Nakawa West MP Joel Ssenyonyi could be the next opposition figures...

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Muhoozi targets Ssenyonyi’s LoP seat in mounted pressure on Opposition figures

In a series of posts on X, formerly Twitter, Gen. Muhoozi said he had instructed the Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU), which...

Lawyer Erias Lukwago charged with misprision of treason, remanded to Luzira

State Prosecution alleges that Lukwago had knowledge of plans relating to the unlawful overthrow of the government but failed to report the...

Muhoozi says Lukwago to be released to police after ‘wife intervention’

In a series of posts on X on Tuesday, Muhoozi announced that he would hand over Lukwago to police after what he...

Bar vs Bench: Uganda Law Society boycotts judiciary over Lukwago arrest

ULS Vice President Anthony Asiimwe says the arrest of Lukwago goes beyond an attack on an individual lawyer and strikes at the...

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ULS demands immediate release of Besigye Lawyer Erias Lukwago from military abduction

In a protest note addressed to Chief of Defence Forces Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba Monday afternoon, ULS President Isaac Ssemakadde said Lukwago, who...

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Lukwago accepts defeat as Balimwezo takes over Kampala Lord Mayorship

Outgoing Kampala Lord Mayor Ssalongo Erias Lukwago has conceded defeat to NUP’s Ronald Balimwezo Nsubuga, ending a 15-year tenure at City Hall...

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NUP’s Balimwezo declared Kampala Lord Mayor

The Opposition National Unity Platform (NUP) candidate Eng Ronald Nsubuga Balimwezo has been declared as Kampala City's new Lord Mayor, bringing to...

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NUP’s Balimwezo edges Lukwago in Kampala Lord Mayor race

NUP’s Ronald Balimwezo has defeated incumbent Erias Lukwago in the Kampala Lord Mayor race as preliminary results from the January 22, 2026...

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Besigye, Lutale snub court again, accuse Justice Baguma of bias

Kampala, Uganda: Veteran Ugandan opposition politician, Rtd Col Dr. Kizza Besigye and his aide Hajji Obeid Lutale have once again refused to...

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KCCA rolls out strict campaign, poster guidelines for 2026 Elections

Kampala, Uganda: The Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has unveiled a set of strict rules governing the display of campaign posters and...

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Uganda Politics

Balimwezo takes early lead over Lukwago in latest Kampala Lord Mayor polls

Kampala, Uganda: The National Unity Platform (NUP)’s Candidate for Kampala Lord Mayor Race, Engineer Ronald Balimwezo Nsubuga, has emerged as the frontrunner...

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Lukwago abandons 2026 presidential bid, to defend Lord Mayor Seat

Kampala, Uganda: Kampala Lord Mayor and People’s Front for Freedom (PFF) National Chairman, Al Hajj Ssalongo Erias Lukwago, has officially ruled himself...

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Inside KCCA’s Shs1 trillion deal with UK Firm to revamp over 127km road network

Kampala, Uganda: Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has inked a monumental Shs1 trillion (Euro 250 million) deal with UK firm COLAS Limited...

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Kizito Moses Nsubuga cleared for NRM Flag race in Kampala Lord Mayor Primaries

Kampala, Uganda: Kampala’s renowned political mobilizer, Mr Kizito Moses Nsubuga, has been officially nominated to contest for the National Resistance Movement (NRM)...

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Lord Mayor Race: NRM backs Kizito, NUP Balimwezo, to end Lukwago’s 15-year dominance

Kampala, Uganda: The battle for Kampala’s top political seat is heating up with the opposition National Unity Platform (NUP) expected to front...

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Newly registered PFF party rolls out action plan ahead of 2026 Polls

The People’s Front for Freedom (PPF) emerged from a factional fallout within the FDC, over allegations of financial impropriety at Najjanankumbi, which...