MARACHA DISTRICT LEADERS DEMAND IMMEDIATE MEETING WITH UNRA AND MINISTRY OF WORKS OVER RAMPANT CASES OF ACCIDENT IN THE DISTRICT.

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by Joe maracani

  📸: Body of fallen district councillor,Droma Morris arrives for special council on Monday

Maracha district speaker, wani Emmanuel has rallied the state minister for urban development,hon obiga mario kania to use his position and  bring to the district,  UNRA boss Allen kajina together with transport minister katumba wamala for stakeholders meeting over what he termed rampart cases of road accidents.

The district speaker's proposal to  Obiga Mario comes at time majority of district councillors have attributed the increasing cases of road  accidents in the district to failure by UNRA and Ministry to implement their over due request for road humps on accident prone spots along tarmacked vura-arua-maracha to Oraba highway.

On Monday,the district councillors bitterly complained against  UNRA during special council convened to pay last tribute for their fallen colleague, Morish Droma Thompson a district councillor who represented the people of Yivu subcounty after he perished in a fatal road accident.

Droma met his death on 7th April while on his way to Maracha town from Arua City.

The fallen councillor while on motorcycle at Nyoro trading centre had head-on collusion with  Toyota permio bearing south Sudan number plate.

Maracha district speaker, wani Emmanuel chairs special council to pay tribute at Yivu subcounty headquarters.

'Council demands to meet minister works,Gen katumba wamala and executive director of UNRA,13 years down the road our submissions have never been heard,the Nrm chairman has already told me if we fail he is ready to organize and block the highway ,wani informed minister kania.

Your presence is a blessing,I therefore ask you to use your positions as son of soil, minister from this region such that we meet these two officers ,we need humps because over 50 people have lost their lives on this road. wani emphasized.

A similar concern was raised on the floor by Maracha district secretary for social services,Alema Dicky who vows to mobilize the community and  stage peaceful demonstration in response to laxity by UNRA,as he mentions another incident  of accident where a police officer identified as sergent Adiga constantine was on the evening of  Easter Sunday knocked dead in hit and run road accident at  Maracha town council by unknown vehicle.

Maracha district secretary for social services,Mr Alema dicky pays tribute to fallen colleague councillor Droma Morris

'we are loosing a lot of Iives  therefore I want to move that ,after the burial of our brother I call upon our people of Maracha to all gather and block the highway from Kampala to Oraba so that we attract the interest of government to put humps, Dicky rallied.

Ariaka Vincent,the district male youth councillor also committee chairperson for production marketing and natural resources,a docket where the  deceased served as vice chair tasks the members of parliament to inform the president on need for road humps as the president's is  expected to visit  the region saying UNRA no longer listens to their demand.

Ariaka Vincent, committee chairperson for production marketing and natural resources speaks on the floor.

Maracha district chairperson, obitre Stephen agrees with need for road humps.

Stephen says their efforts to push for road humps have been down washed by UNRA position that the design of vura-Arua- oraba highway has no provision for road humps except road signs.

Maracha district woman member of parliament Jenifer Driwaru, said the only last option left is to petition and together conduct peaceful demonstration since UNRA has failed to listen.

I personally went to UNRA offices,to follow up how far with issues of humps and their answer is always we are coming but I don't know when they are coming.

The last option left here is petition and demonstration which I  want to support and lead even if they want to arrest and detaine all of us let it be!, Jennifer spoke with grief.

Maracha district woman mp ,Jennifer driwaru speaks with grief as minister Obiga Mario kania looks on with sympathy.

Jenifer added that government and ruling party has enjoyed over 80 percent support from the district says it's regrettable losing future leaders and voters.

Minister ,Obiga Mario kania in attendance promised to initiate a meeting on demand saying the UNRA executive director and ministry of works are going to part of the president's entourage as the president visits  westnile region.

state minister for urban development, Obiga Mario kania responds to concerns raised during the council session.

The body of the fallen,Morish was laid to rest on Monday afternoon in his ancestral Meki East village,ombia parish, Yivu subcounty.

Before his demise,Droma had served various positions noticeably, district finance secretary Nrm party, chairperson Electoral commission for Muni University amongst others.