A hopeful for the Tororo District
Woman Parliamentary seat Angela Akoth has pledged to prioritize education, job
creation and health care once elected.
Akoth who is contesting under
Independent ticket using a ball as her symbol made the pledge today while
traversing Tororo South County to canvas for votes ahead of 2026 general
election.
She started her campaign today in Ainge
, Akolodongo, Obote and Amagoro wards in Malaba town council before proceeding
to Koitangiro, Kinyil and Mella parishes in Mella sub county where she had
triumphant welcome and in others areas voters handed over gifts to her
describing her as a savior.
She says that her campaign is premised
on the fact that Tororo needs a leader willing to lobby for better services in
the education and health sector.
She says she will buy an ambulance
to spur a referral system and boost the health sector.
Akoth says that she intends to
empower youth, women and men groups besides lobbying for scholarships and
bursaries for the bright children.
As a lawyer, she is aware that once
an investment has been established Investor in an area 45 percent of job
opportunities are supposed to benefit the local people and basing on this
policy it will be her role to lobby with investors to offer job opportunities
to the local people.
She says in order to get familiar
with the challenges that each community faces, she is carrying out village to
village campaigns so as to closely engage the voters on her vision for the
development of Tororo District.
Akoth also campaigned for President
Yoweri Museveni whom he said is a good mentor
In all the campaign venues, voters
testified how they have been orphans for the last fifteen years despite
participating in all elections.
The voters accused the incumbent
district woman Member of Parliament Sarah Opendi of incompetence and being an
abstract to development.
Achieng Harriet, a voter in Kinyil
parish, said their vote in the last 15 years has been a waste because their
living standards have not changed.
Many parents testified how the
incumbent has frustrated their children from benefiting from education and job
opportunities .
He said they not ready anymore to
vote for leaders who are only good at delegating young people to represent them
in burials.
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