Convicted former Kampala Lord Mayor and President of the People’s Front for Freedom (PFF), Erias Lukwago has been rushed to Mulago National Referral Hospital in critical condition.
The news has been shared by the Head of all Special Interest Groups in PFF Doreen Nyanjura, through her x account on Monday.
“Salongo @EriasLukwago in a critical condition, rushed to Mulago hospital” she posted.
Cartoonist and rights activist Dr Jim Spire Ssentongo, has called on the general public to put Lukwago in their prayers.
“Prayers for Hon. Erias Lukwago!!!!” he said.
Lukwago, who has been in detention since his seizure by armed Special Forces Command (SFC) soldiers from his home in June, recently filed a fourth application before the High Court seeking mandatory bail on grounds that he had spent more than 60 days on remand without trial and required medical treatment abroad.
Lukwago was committed to the High Court for trial on charges of misprision of treason, contrary to Section 25 of the Penal Code Act.
According to the charge sheet, prosecution alleges that between 2021 and November 2024, in Kampala and Nairobi, Lukwago knew that retired Col. Dr. Kizza Besigye, Hajj Obeid Lutale Kamulegeya, Joel Wakaima and Frank Kihehere Atukunda allegedly intended to commit treason but failed to report the information to the relevant authorities or take reasonable steps to prevent the offence.
In the summary of evidence presented in court, prosecution alleges that Lukwago, who leads the People’s Front for Freedom (PFF), was aware of a series of meetings held in Belgium, Switzerland and Kenya involving Dr. Besigye and others accused of plotting to overthrow President Yoweri Museveni’s government by force but deliberately failed to report the alleged plans to authorities.
