A man for all seasons

IT was Kampala’s famous potholes that drove Ian Clarke into politics.

After more than 20 years living in Uganda, the doctor from South Armagh couldn’t take it any more.

And so came the decision to run for office. After a landslide victory in which he took over 60% of the vote, he is now mayor of the Makindye Division of Kampala, where he represents about one fifth of the capital’s population, some 400,000 people.