By Veteran legislator Kassiano Wadri has vowed to prioritize job creation, business growth, and improved service delivery in Arua City after being successfully nominated to contest in next year’s general election.
Wadri, who previously served as Member of Parliament for Arua Municipality, said his experience as both a civil servant and lawmaker gives him the confidence and connections needed to lobby for meaningful development in the city.
“I am proud to say, having got the experience and being a very senior legislator and civil servant, I was able to successfully lobby for money from the World Bank,” Wadri said, recalling his previous success in securing funding that led to the tarmacking of School Road, Adroa Road, and Godown Road during his tenure.
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He added that he was instrumental in addressing corruption and irregular allocation of lockups at the Arua Central Taxi Park, where some individuals had allegedly taken multiple stalls through bribery and influence.
Wadri said his campaign will focus on restoring public trust and strengthening service delivery in key sectors such as education, healthcare, and agriculture. “We have no proper orphanage here. There is no one helping the orphans. I have a lot in my plan which I will unveil in my manifesto,” he said.
He pledged to lobby for the establishment of youth skilling centers and promote agricultural initiatives that can provide sustainable incomes for the city’s growing youth population. “Most of our people depend on small businesses and farming. We must empower them with the skills and resources to succeed,” Wadri noted.
Other nominated candidates in Arua City including Daphine Draza, Sheila Obia, and Ronald Debo share a similar vision, pledging to focus on youth empowerment, business growth, and improved infrastructure.
They emphasized the need to utilize the region’s connection to the national power grid, support value addition in agriculture, and create markets for local produce. With a population of about 384,000 residents near the DRC border, Arua City continues to face high youth unemployment and limited economic opportunities issues that all the candidates have vowed to address in their campaigns.
