Former Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago has been transferred from Kira Division Police Headquarters to Makindye Chief Magistrate’s Court, where he is expected to be charged with treason.
Earlier on Wednesday, Lukwago was taken to Kira Division Police Headquarters in Kira Municipality, where he recorded a statement in the presence of his lawyer, Medard Lubega Ssegona.
Most of his family members, friends and supporters were denied access to the police station. Heavy security deployment at the premises also kept journalists away from the station as authorities processed the suspect.
At around 1:30 p.m., Lukwago, who appeared visibly weak and with a shaved head, was escorted into a police pickup amid a crowd of supporters and politicians before being driven under tight security to Makindye court.
Police sources close to the investigations told URN that Lukwago is expected to face treason-related charges. However, police spokesperson ACP Rusoke Kituuma declined to comment on the specifics, saying details of the charges would be presented in court.
Former Kampala Capital City Authority deputy lord mayor Doreen Nyanjura said Lukwago’s family and supporters remained concerned about his health after police allegedly denied access to his personal doctors.
“His wife and other doctors were not allowed to meet him. We wait to see his condition, but the only person who met him, his lawyer Medard Ssegona, told us that he was not well,” Nyanjura said at Kira Police Division.
Since Monday, Lukwago’s family and lawyers from Lukwago & Co Advocates say they have moved between several police stations searching for his whereabouts, without success, as police and military authorities remained silent on his detention.
By the time of filing this report, Lukwago was being produced before Makindye Chief Magistrate’s Court amid heightened security.
Lawyers, political allies, religious leaders and supporters had gathered at the court premises awaiting his appearance and details of the charges, as his legal team prepared to apply for bail.
