Tribunal finds Lukwago guilty, wants him kicked out
Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago has been found guilty of misconduct, abuse of office and incompetence by a tribunal instituted by Kampala Minister Frank Tumwebaze to probe his conduct. Photo by Faiswal Kasirye.
Kampala - City Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago is guilty of misconduct, abuse of office and incompetence, the tribunal instituted by Kampala Minister Frank Tumwebaze to probe the mayor’s conduct has ruled.
The report, handed over to Mr Tumwebaze Thursday morning in Kampala, gives the minister 14 days to kick start the process to eject Mr Lukwago from his office.
Mr Lukwago last week said he is resigned to being kicked out of his seat, and that he has no option but to prepare for by-elections.
Mr Lukwago’s two-and-half year tenure at City Hall has been characterized by disagreements with the technical team led by the City Authority Executive Director, Jennifer Musisi. Among other things, the two have disagreed on how projects are funds are to be managed.
The tribunal was chaired by High Court Judge, Catherine Bamugemireire.
Timeline:
- On May 15, a section of city councilors petitioned Mr Tumwebaze expressing their intent to pass a resolution of the Authority to remove the Lord Mayor under grounds stipulated in section 12(1) other than Section 12(1d) of KCCA Act .The grounds include; abuse of office, incompetence, misconduct and misbehavior and failure to convene two consecutive meetings of the Authority without reasonable cause
- Mr Tumwebaze consequently appointed a tribunal on June 5, 2013 whose members were dully sworn in on June 10, 2013.
- The tribunal’s terms of reference included; investigating allegations against Lukwago, to determine whether there is a prima facie case for his removal from office and submitting a report to the minister within sixty days from the commencement date not later than June 14,2013.
