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BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU
ARUA: MONDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2025
Mildred Adakuru, a resident of Muceva cell in Tanganyika ward says that in Eng William Tiyo, the right Member of Parliament for Ayivu East constituency has arrived at the right time they need him.
“If you want change in terms of development don’t spoil the vote for Eng Tiyo,” she told residents during a rally at Mutukula corner near the Arua air field.
Flanked by Jordan Obitu, a youth leader in the area, the duo affirmed that when they were electing a flag bearer the National Resistance Movement, some contestants came with sacks of money to bribe voters but the stood on God’s grace and voted for the right flag bearer.
“This grandson of Gaspero Odaa is competent enough to be a minister. Therefore do not waste your votes on another person,” emphasized Obitu.
The residents asked Eng Tiyo to ensure that when they propel him to the parliament, he should make sure their roads, bridges, electricity and water problems are addressed.
While responding to their concerns, Eng Tiyo said it is true that the people of Ayivu East do not need vote bribery, slaughtering of cows for meat and other handouts to entice them to vote.
He contents that this is due to the political maturity rooted in their blood veins when his grandfather Odaa was elected to the first Parliament of Uganda that ushered in independence.
“You people of Ayivu East only want your eyes to be opened with information on educational programs. You want service delivery to enable you achieve self-sufficiency,” Tiyo asserted.
He pointed out that there are so many ways through which the Ayivu East people have been struggling on their own to get money- for instance by selling petty merchandise.
He said what the people want from government is enhancement of those means of commercialization such as through Parish Development Model.
Tiyo reminded the people that President Yoweri Museveni has been showing at his rallies, a woman from Lango who received the sh1m under PDM.
The said woman bought goats at sh600,000 and spent rest of the money on poultry and tomato farming. That investment has propelled her into someone who is relatively self-sufficient.
“What is important is there must be no corruption in the implementation of PDM and let the funds be given to people selected from all the cells,” Tiyo emphasized.
Also the people informed Eng Tiyo that they already have savings groups in all the villages and because of this, Eng Tiyo pledged to support those existing savings and loan groups.
He said if he gives support to any existing group that will help the people achieve their objectives and aspirations to pay school fees among others.
However Tiyo dismissed as counterproductive, attempts by some people to form new groups under election pressure saying such a duplicity is simply a campaign gimmick.
The engineer said the government has started a skilling school at Ragem in partnership with the South Korean government. Another school was established with Statehouse funding at Olia in Adjumani and Ora in Zombo district.
These schools are for training youths free of charge but they come out with variety of skills and tools.
He said his will work with Division leaders to ensure that the youth from Ayivu East constituency benefit from skills training from those hubs.
Tiyo who is one of the directors of Mungufeni Foundation that has trained Bobaboda cyclists and 140 young people in tailoring, informed the people that they will acquire land to expand the skills training center.
Tiyo said the foundation wants to relocated that center from the town to Ayivu East Constituency and add more programs for youths, women and other categories of people.
He concluded by showing the people how to vote an MP for Ayivu East constituency wisely.
“After ignoring the first three photos of people on the ballot whose names start with A, A, F, vote the photo that appears in checkered coat (Kapere). Next to that photo is a yellow bus. All people who were not on the NRM register, tick that bus without hesitation,” said Eng Tiyo.
