Patrick Okumu-Ringa, who lost in the recently-concluded Nebbi Municipality Parliamentary election in Uganda, has dismantled all the boreholes he had sunk that have been supplying water to residents for the past twenty years.

Okumu-Ringa, who is said to own huge chunks of land in the municipality, had about 10 boreholes drilled in different wards.

The former public service state minister accused the area residents of abusing his generosity by not supporting his bid for MP. The process of dismantling the boreholes started on Monday and was concluded on Wednesday, three days after the election results were announced.

For close to 10 years, Okumu-Ringa was Padyere County MP, but lost the seat to UPC’s late David Ringecan in 2006. Since then, he has tried to make a come-back in other elections in vain. During the NRM primaries, Okumu-Ringa lost to the new entrant, Suleiman Hashim. He, however, chose to run as independent, claiming his defeat during the primaries was as result of rigging.

In the recent election, Okumu-Ringa came third after securing 1,270 votes out the 9,940 total votes cast. He lost to Hashim, who scored 4,283 votes, with FDC’s Robert Onega coming second with 4,159 votes in the highly-billed election.

Okumu-Ringa confirmed to Sunday Vision that he had indeed dismantled the boreholes, adding that he had no regrets for his action. He, however, said at an appropriate time, he would reconcile with residents and assemble the boreholes. ; “I am hurt, but I will reconcile with them. However, for now, let them look for water elsewhere. Our people are not appreciative. All I wanted from them was votes. I have educated so many children, but all they tell me is I have done nothing,” he said.

Asked whether he was hurting the Government he once served, Okumu-Ringa said the Government should instead pay him for supplying free water to citizens. “I don’t think the Government should be offended. I used my money to sink the boreholes, and in any case, even National Water and Sewerage Corporation doesn’t supply free water.

https://www.torimill.co/world/9320/uganda-ex-minister-destroys-10-boreholes-he-built-after-he-lost-an-election.html

Lol. U go fear naa

Just imagine his mentality!!

He is the same as Fayose that reverted the #3,000 alert he paid to the civil servant on the eve of the election 2 days after he lost!

Shameless politicians!

black man with black reasoning. ...

"...Or are we all just cursed to be street thugs? 'Cause being black hurts..." - Tupac

This is Fayose's mentality.........

Habaaaaa! Very selfish human being. Thank God the people didn't vote for him. This is just stupid. Whites still involve themselves in humanitarian aids irrespective of any situation they are. It's becoming glaring that Africa is cursed!

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He looks like PDP Decampee

Buhari's mentality, if u know u know.

he belong to nobody

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Frustration everywhere in Afrika- yeye continent

Africa always taking the world 100 years backwards

The funny thing is that when this irresponsible citizen stands for election again, some folks will still vote for him!

So, I'm sharing a continent with this kind of person.

Chai, chai

Lol. You may blame him or insult him for his bad belle, the guy actually has a point. His actions just made a statement: "I'm no Father Christmas! ". LMAO !

African leaders are too dumb, just look at his primary2 behavior

Africa why na?

Can africa ever disappoint in strange doings? I just don't get it , our human nature is far gone . End time minister . To d minister .......

politics with bitterness is not the best




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Africa my Africa.
See the type of leaders we are faced with.

you built ten boreholes and you call that achievement? I can easily afford to sink all them even though I have never ran for public office

Chai

Did he build them with his personal income

He should be arrested for destroying public property

He's mad... So he was been kind because he thought he would win

See this COW. He never did it out of the kindness of his heart

He should be arrested for vandalism of public property. The funds he used to build it was not his money. It was the people's money. Consequently, the idiot should be arrested and jailed.

Alternatively, if the community can lay hands on him, they should kill him and his entire family, to send a strong message that the people of the continent are tired of "dumb-down" leaders.

This is how the black man behaves, which is sad and highly disgraceful. But these idiots are the ones quick to send their children to white people's country to enjoy their schools and hospitals. Do white people build and then destroy because they lost elections?

Being black is increasingly becoming a nuisance to the world and a mistake by God!

Every continent has developed. We are still in the mud.

I'm tired.