Tag Archives: Samuel Odonga Otto

Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former Aruu County MP Samuel Odonga Otto is demanding for a refund of 4 million Shillings that was meant for the construction of a 2.5km tourism road to Amuru hot springs. In a letter dated 27th September this year, Otto claims that in July this …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Justice Asiimwe Tadeo, the Gulu High Court Judge has ordered for fresh elections in Aruu County. This follows an election petition filed by Samuel Odonga Otto, the former Aruu County Member of Parliament challenging the nomination of his rival Charles Komakech. In his petition, Otto …

Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents have vandalized Buffalo Camp, a local tourism site around Amuru hotspring in Amuru district belonging to the former Aruu South legislator Samuel Odonga Otto. Close to 150 residents stormed Buffalo Camp that is found in Amuru town council on Tuesday this week and uprooted 500 …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Gulu Grade One Magistrate, Christine Turibamwe has dropped the assault case against former Aruu County Member of Parliament Samuel Odonga Otto. On March 30th, 2021, Geoffrey Okot, a journalist with Choice FM in Gulu dragged the Odonga to court on charges of assault and causing …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have rubbished claims that the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Maj. Gen. Paul Lokech influenced the arrest of Aruu County Member of Parliament, Samuel Odonga Otto. The embattled legislator was picked up from Gulu city on Tuesday last week on allegations of causing malicious …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Aruu North County Member of Parliament Samuel Odonga Otto has been remanded to prison. Otto was charged with two counts of malicious damage to property, assault, and occasioning bodily harm. He appeared for mention of the case before the Grade One Magistrate’s Court presided over …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Criminal Investigations Directorate-CID has transferred Aruu County MP Samuel Odonga Otto to Gulu city, where he will face charges of having an illegal gun. Otto was arrested on Tuesday by a team led by CID’s Deputy Director for Anti-Corruption and economic crimes, Francis Olugu …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |The Aruu County Member of Parliament Samuel Odonga Otto has been arrested in Gulu City. He was arrested on Tuesday at around 9 am from Bomah Hotel in Gulu City by Francis Olugu, the Deputy Director for Criminal Investigations. Odonga was at the gym at …

Gulu, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The departed Resident District Commissioner of Gulu, Maj Santos Okot Lapolo has paid the ultimate price after a delay to access the ICU bed at Mulago costed his life, the bereaved family has revealed. The Gulu District LC5 Chairperson Martin Ojara Mapenduzi communicated the family’s …

Amuru , Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Pagak and Lamogi clan chiefs tasked the Aruu County Member of parliament, Samuel Odonga Otto and his Kilak South counterpart, Gilbert Olanya over the weekend to explain the alleged sale of Amuru Hot Springs. In April this year, Odonga Otto entered an agreement with …