Uganda: How Museveni Killed Anti-Lukwago Bill

Frank Tumwebaze, the minister for the Presidency and Kampala Capital City, might live to regret Nov.08, when he sent to a hastily recalled Parliament a Bill that was destined to become controversial. Called 'The Kampala Capital City (Amendment) Bill, 2015, the Bill was intended to block the embattled opposition stalwart, Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago, from getting re-elected. Instead, the Bill is reported to have upset President Yoweri Museveni and left Tumwebaze isolated in Cabinet and at the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA).

Initially, however, it appeared Tumwebaze had orchestrated a master stroke against Lukwago.

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