List Of Elected Mayor In Uganda

List Of Elected Mayor In Uganda

What is called mayor?

mayor, in modern usage, the head of a municipal government. As such, the mayor is almost invariably the chairman of the municipal council and of the council executive committee. In addition the mayor may fulfill the roles of chief executive officer, ceremonial figurehead, and local agent of the central government.

Here are the List Of Elected Mayor In Uganda

Kampala Central Division, Charles Sserunjogi[3]

Kawempe Division,His Worship Dr Emmanuel Serunjogi[3]

Rubaga Division, Joyce Nabbosa Ssebugwawo

Makindye Division, Kasirye Nganda Mulyanyama

Nakawa Division, Ronald Balimwezi.

Hon. Erias Lukwago, Mayor of Kampala

Kampala’s Lord Mayor Lukwago

Who are new division mayors for Kampala?

SALIM UHURU, CENTRAL DIVISION

Mr Uhuru is the only NRM candidate who won a mayoral seat in Kampala in the Monday elections. He was elected the Central Division Mayor.

He is a businessman and his biggest brand is Uhuru Restaurant. He has been involved in mobilisation for the ruling party at the grassroots in the Central Division.

EMMANUEL SSERUNJOGI , KAWEMPE DIVISION

Mr Sserunjogi won Kawempe Division mayoral seat. He is the incumbent mayor of Kawempe Division. He was elected in 2016 on DP ticket. However in 2019, he crossed from DP to join the then People Power pressure group, which later morphed into the National Unity Platform (NUP) party.

ZACCHY MBERAZE MAWULA, RUBAGA DIVISION

He won the Rubaga Division mayoral race after beating the incumbent, Ms Joyce Ssebugwawo Nabbosa (FDC). He was previously DP but later crossed to NUP.

In the past, he served as a councillor for Rubaga South on the DP ticket. However his bid to seek re-election was fruitless, forcing him to do more legwork, which saw him win Rubaga mayoral seat. He also was a member of Uganda Young Democrats, a DP youth wing.

ALI MULYANYAMA NGANDA, MAKINDYE  DIVISION

He is mayor-elect for Makindye Division. He is the incumbent Makindye Division mayor. Mr Nganda first contested on the DP ticket to become mayor of the city’s most populous division in 2016.

However, he later joined NUP, which he used to retain his position.  Mr Nganda says he will double his effort in fighting for bibanja holders (squatters) so that their occupancy is recognised by government.

PAUL MUGAMBE , NAKAWA DIVISION 

He is the mayor-elect for Nakawa Division after beating NRM’s Bruhan Byaruhanga. Mr Mugambe first contested for the division mayoral seat on a DP ticket in 2016 but lost.