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Kimunya isn't alone in his frustration with thankless voters! Quote:Mr Patrick Okumu-Ringa, who lost in the recently concluded Nebbi Municipality Parliamentary by-election, opted to dismantle all the boreholes he had sunk that have been supplying water to area residents free of charge for the past two decades.
NO VOTES
In an interview with TheNew Vision newspaper, the visibly angry aspirant accused the constituents of not appreciating his efforts to empower them.
He also confirmed he had indeed sealed the boreholes, insisting he had no regrets over that action.
“Our people are not appreciative. All I wanted from them was votes. I have educated so many children, but all they tell me is that I have done nothing.”
In justifying his actions, the former Public Service minister accused the area residents of “abusing” his generosity by not supporting his parliamentary bid.
Dismantling the boreholes started on Monday and was concluded on Wednesday, three days after the election results were announced.
3 LOSSES
Okumu-Ringa is said to own huge chunks of land in the municipality and had drilled 10 boreholes, which had been supplying water to residents for free in several wards.
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