By Denish Ongora (denish.ongora@vol.co.ug)
Kole
Leaders of Persons with Disability in Lango have threatened to drag Kole district local government to court over the appointment of a person without disability as their representative in the district services commission.
Recently Kole district chairman Andrew Moses Awany appointed; Adonyo Peter Geoffrey, Okello Karmella Achen, Opiny Francis and Abongo Mike Angella as members of the district service commission and they were consequently approved by Kole district councilors.
After realizing that the representative of persons with disability had not been appointed, Kole district chairman Andrew Moses Awany wrote to the public service commission and unveiled Abongo Mike Angella as the representative of PWDs in Kole district service commission and Abongo’s picture was allegedly taken while he was standing on one leg to portray that he is disabled, whereas as he is not.
Some of the people who know Abongo Mike say that he is not disabled and is a former teacher of Akalo SS, and Comboni College.
Odyek George and Sarah Akello Councilors representing PWDs in Kole district said they are perplexed about how Abongo Mike got appointed on the district service commission, adding that Awany and the councilors had erred in the appointments
In a meeting of leaders of PWDs in Lango held at Lira district Union of persons living with disability offices, organized by Lango Disability Forum they agreed to drag to court Kole district chairman Moses Awany, Abongo Mike Angella and Kole district local government over irregularities in the appointments.
They also threatened to write to the public service commission to cancel Abongo’s names on the district service commission of Kole.
Lira City council speaker Okwir Patrick who attended the meeting as a legal advisor said what transpired in the appointment is illegal
Lira district chairperson for PWDs who doubles as chairperson Lango disability Forum Omara Mathew said they will drag Kole district to court to serve as a deterrent to people fond of abusing the rights of PWDs.
However Kole district chairman Awany Moses Andrew said the names of the district service commission members was approved by the district council and he is not to blame for Abongo’s appointment.
