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MP Okabe’s family wants gov’t to improve on road network

Serere, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The family of the former Serere County MP, Patrick Okabe is asking the government to improve the road network in the country to help reduce road carnage. The family made the call during the Thanksgiving ceremony in memory of the late Okabe who perished on …

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Okabe’s son to contest as Independent candidate

Serere, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Emmanuel Omoding, the son of the former MP for Serere County, Patrick Okabe has said that he will contest the Serere County by-election as an independent candidate. This follows the struggle for the NRM flag ahead of next month’s by-election. In the 2020 party primaries, …

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ROAD ACCIDENT: Serere County MP dead

Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bishop Patrick Okabe, the Serere County member of parliament has died in a motor accident. According to information obtained by URN, Bishop Okabe was involved in a head-on collision with a Kenya truck registration number KCX 071K while driving with his wife, Christine Okabe, and …

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Serere MP Bishop Okabe’s election nullified

Soroti High Court on Friday nullified the election of Serere County MP Bishop Patrick Okabe (NRM), blaming the Electoral Commission for organising elections without complying with Uganda’s electoral laws. The ruling followed a petition filed by Joseph Linos Opio against Okabe, Electoral Commission and National Council for Higher Education. Justice Billy Kainamura ruled that the …

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