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Viewers: 90,001 By Spy Uganda The arrest of former Kampala Lord Mayor and senior advocate Erias Lukwago has triggered fresh political and constitutional debate in Uganda, with opposition leaders warning that the incident raises serious questions about the rule of law, judicial independence and Parliament’s ability to hold the Executive and security agencies accountable. The Forum for Democratic Change …

  × A pressure group within Uganda’s Democratic Party, DP At Heart, has issued a strong condemnation of the abduction and detention of prominent lawyer, former Kampala Lord Mayor and opposition figure Counsel Erias Lukwago, warning that the incident signals a dangerous erosion of the rule of law in the country. In a statement released today, the group described Lukwago …

KAMPALA, Uganda / GENEVA, Switzerland – On September 27, 2010, the United Nations Human Rights Council adopted Resolution A/HRC/15/L.16, a landmark document that called upon all member states to take decisive action. The resolution specifically urged States to protect judges, lawyers, prosecutors, and their families against violence, threats, retaliation, discrimination, interference, and harassment arising from the discharge of their professional functions. …

KAMPALA, Uganda – Opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has issued a furious condemnation after a photograph emerged showing a blindfolded Erias Lukwago—the outgoing Lord Mayor of Kampala, former Member of Parliament, and senior advocate—in what appears to be military custody. The image was reportedly released by General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the son of President Yoweri Museveni and Chief …

By Alexander Luyima Uganda is once again confronting a question that many citizens have been asking quietly for years and now increasingly ask out loud: Who is really in charge of the country, the Constitution or those who wield power? The reported arrest and disappearance of senior lawyer and opposition figure Erias Lukwago has reignited concerns about the state of …

By Asuman Kiyingi On the morning of June 15, 2026, the fragile facade of constitutionalism in Uganda suffered a devastating, calculated blow. The violent apprehension of senior advocate Erias Lukwago from his private residence in Wakaliga, Kampala, was not a standard law enforcement operation; it was a state-sanctioned assault on the independence of the legal profession and the administration of …

By Aggrey Baba  People’s Front for Freedom (PFF) Deputy President Lulume Bayiga has challenged Chief of Defense Forces Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba to submit to the authority of the courts, insisting that its shameful for the CDF to evade legal accountability by targeting lawyers involved in cases against him. Speaking at the PFF headquarters in Katonga on Monday following the dramatic …

Former Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago was reportedly taken from his home in Wakaliga on Monday morning in an operation involving unidentified security personnel, with the circumstances surrounding the incident still unclear. Details about the reason for his reported arrest, as well as any formal charges, had not been confirmed by authorities at the time of reporting. According to sources …

Viewers: 50,004 By Spy Uganda  The president of the opposition People’s Front for Freedom (PFF), Erias Lukwago, has been  arrested from his home in Wakaliga by unidentified security operatives, TheSpy has learnt. Details surrounding the operation remained unclear by press time, with neither the police nor any other security agency providing an official explanation for Lukwago’s arrest or confirming …

Former Kampala lord mayor Erias Lukwago has been arrested by operatives of the Special Forces Command (SFC) from his residence in Wakaliga, Rubaga division, Kampala. Earlier in the morning, Lukwago said his home had been surrounded by the elite military unit as he prepared to take his children to school. He reported seeing multiple vehicles and drone vans parked outside …