The Lord Mayor of Kampala City ( sw, Bwana Meya wa Kampala) is the honorary title of the chairperson of
Kampala Capital City Authority which is the local government body for the city of
Kampala, the capital of the
Republic of Uganda. The incumbent, since 2011, is councilor
Erias Lukwago.
History
The office of Mayor of Kampala was created in 1950 by the government of the
Protectorate of Uganda
The Protectorate of Uganda was a protectorate of the British Empire from 1894 to 1962. In 1893 the Imperial British East Africa Company transferred its administration rights of territory consisting mainly of the Kingdom of Buganda to the Brit ...
, and headed the Kampala City Council. In 1998, the mayor was elected directly for the first time. The office of ''Mayor'' was elevated to ''
Lord Mayor'' in 2011 by the newly established Kampala Capital City Authority. Its role was reduced to a ceremonial one, with powers being transferred to the executive director, appointed by the
President of Uganda, and the Minister for Kampala in the Cabinet.
Functions
The office is largely symbolic and its responsibilities consist of chairing meetings of the city council and representing the city at public events. The Deputy Lord Mayor assists the Lord Mayor in the performance of his or her functions and otherwise deputise for the Lord Mayor in his or her absence.
List of mayors[https://www.weinformers.com/2012/08/09/full-list-of-past-mayors-of-kampala-first-woman-mayor-of-kampala-first-woman-acting-mayor-of-kampala-long-serving-mayor-of-kampala/]
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Amar Maini
Sir Amar Nath Maini (31 July 1911 – 1999) was a Kenyan lawyer who became a prominent politician in British Uganda, and the first Mayor of Kampala.
Biography
He was born in Nairobi, East Africa Protectorate in 1911 to Indian Punjabi Hindu paren ...
(1950–1955)
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K. H. Dale (1955–1956)
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C. Lewis (1956–1958)
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C. E. Develin (1958–1959)
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S. W. Kulubya (1959–1961)
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Barbara Saben
Dorothy Barbara Saben (1912 – 16 September 2014) was a Ugandan politician. She and Alice Boase were appointed to the Legislative Council in 1954, becoming its first female members. Saben later served as the first female mayor of Kampala.
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(1961–1962)
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P. I. Patel (1962–1963)
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P. N. Kavuma (1961–1965)
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W. Y. Nega (1965–1968)
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A. G. Mehta
A. G. Mehta was a Ugandan member of parliament, barrister and the eldest son of a prominent Indian industrialist. The Honourable A.G. Mehta was elected as the first Asian-Indian mayor of Uganda's capital Kampala in 1968 and was a close colleague ...
(1968 – 10 March 1969)
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E. W. Nakibinge (1969-–1971)
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George Franck Walusimbi Mpanga (1971–1982)
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Fred Ssemaganda (1982–1986)
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Joseph Wasswa Ziritwawula (1987–1989)
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Christopher Iga (1989–1997)
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Nasser Sebaggala
Nasser Ntege Sebaggala (15 November 1947 – 26 September 2020) was a Ugandan businessman and politician who was Mayor of Kampala from 2006 to 2011. He was an independent presidential candidate in the 2006 general election before dropping out an ...
(1998–1999)
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John Ssebaana Kizito (1999–2006)
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Nasser Sebaggala
Nasser Ntege Sebaggala (15 November 1947 – 26 September 2020) was a Ugandan businessman and politician who was Mayor of Kampala from 2006 to 2011. He was an independent presidential candidate in the 2006 general election before dropping out an ...
(2006–2011)
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Erias Lukwago (2011–present)
See also
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Lord Mayor
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List of cities and towns in Uganda
This is a list of cities and towns in Uganda: The population data are for 2014, except where otherwise indicated. The references from which the estimated populations are sourced are listed in each article for the cities and towns where the ...
Notes
References
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External links
Kampala Capital City Authority
Mayors of Kampala
1950 establishments in Uganda
History of Kampala