New Arua Municipality MP Kasiano Wadri has been sworn in but he is bruised by the account of events that led to their brutal arrest by the Special Forces Command SFC.
Wadri in a maiden interview to NBS TV since his victory and arrest, recounts how they were brutally arrested by President Yoweri Museveni’s guards in Arua.
The Arua Municipality MP berates: “The SFC people are the worst human beings.”
MP Kassiano Wadri: Good willing, I’ll be sworn in by the end of today whether in the chambers of the speaker or the boardroom, I’ll be sworn in today.
MP Kassiano Wadri: When Bobi Wine joined us in prison, we were so excited because all of us were dead worried about his condition and whereabouts. When we got the news that the military court tribunal had acquitted all the charges, we were happy.
MP Kassiano Wadri: We actually couldn’t believe Hon. Zaake was still alive, we had to plead with police to take him to Gulu hospital because he was in the worst state. The SFC people are the worst human beings.
MP Kassiano Wadri: Hon. Bobi Wine was arrested by SFC, he was tortured left, right back to center. No one who was arrested by SFC came out the same, they all had bruises.
MP Kassiano Wadri: The next butch was of police officers who came with sticks and they were a little professional. The only person who was so hurt in my lot was Hon. Paul Mwiru who was brutally hit on his shoulder.
MP Kassiano Wadri: We were arrested by 2 sets of security apparatus, after we were showered with teargas and bullets in our hotel rooms, SFC officials arrested the first bunch, they were so unprofessional, that’s where most of my colleagues got hurt.
Award winning journalist and writer who has worked as a stringer for a couple of acclaimed South Africa based German journalists, covered 3 Ugandan elections, 2008 Kenya election crisis, with interests in business and sports reporting.
