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, after representing Terego County for three terms.

He served the 9^th parliament as the chairperson of the public accounts committee of parliament.

The MP was elected on August 16,2018 but was not present at the time of the casting because he had been detained the previous evening. district for three months.

Wadri was granted bail by the Gulu High Court on Monday this week with other co-accused colleagues who are facing treason charges but was barred from travelling to his home.

The legislator admitted that he possessed a pistol on the day of his arrest in Arua, but was acquired legally.

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“I am the representative of the people of Arua Municipality. In order to exercise the elective role, you must be in-charge of the electorate and issues on the ground and be seen to air the concerns of the electorate,”-Wadri

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