Arua Municipality

MP Kassiano Wadri speaks out on Arua election chaos

security operatives broke his hotel door and burst into the bathroom, he promptly volunteered information that he was armed and turned the pistol over to the then Arua District Police Commander, Mr Abbas Ssenyonjo. The DPC was moved to Masaka the day after Yasin Kawuma(Bobi Wine’s driver) was shot dead, six took bullet wounds and […]

Kassiano Wadri swears in as new Arua municipality MP

Kassiano Wadri swears in as new Arua municipality MP

      Wadri Kassiano has officially taken on the seat as the new Member of Parliament for Arua municipality. This was during a parliamentary ceremony presided over by the deputy speaker Jacob Oulanya. He has replaced Col. Ibrahim Abiriga who was massacred by gunmen in June this year. This is his fourth term as an MP, […]

Kibuule pins recent Uganda assassinations to security officials

Kibuule pins recent Uganda assassinations to security officials

  The Minister of State for Water, Ronald Kibuule, has said security officials are behind the recent assassinations of top government personalities stating that the Armed personnels are so close to the civilians which has resulted to misuse of Arms. “Initially, there was fear of the gun. But because of the friendly nature of the […]

I disliked Abiriga, but I cry tears for him – Nambooze

I disliked Abiriga, but I cry tears for him – Nambooze

One great writer said that, to the living we owe respect, but to the dead we owe only the truth but when death comes more so abruptly and in such a gruesome manner like it happened to my Honourable brother Col.Ibrahim Abiriga, truth ceases to matter but the fact that a life is lost. I […]

Gunfire greets arrival of MP Abiriga’s body in Arua

Gunfire greets arrival of MP Abiriga’s body in Arua

Sustained gunfire greeted the arrival of slain Arua municipality Member of Parliament Col. Ibrahim Abiriga (Rtd) on Sunday as security forces clashed with wild youths. The youths chanted “we don’t want yellow” apparently castigating the ruling National Resistance party’s symbolic colour and waved the opposition Forum for Democratic Change’s V sign. They burned one police […]