Ugandan MP David Wakikona goes missing in Nairobi

NAIROBI, KENYA: Ugandan Member of Parliament (MP) Bukigai County in Bududa District, Hon David Wakikona has reportedly gone missing in Kenya’s capital Nairobi, police authorities in the neighbouring country say.

According to Nairobi Police, Mr Wakikona, an aviator and a former Director of Soroti Flying School went missing after boarding taxi registration number KCS 466G at 6:26 am outside Samura Court in Argwings Kodhek, Nairobi.

Nation.Africa reports that the matter was reported to the police at the Kilimani Police Station by Mr Talibet Kibet who was accompanied by Mr Emmanuel Opio.

“Mr Wakikona had checked in at Samura Court along Argwings Kodhek road on October 3, 2022, together with his colleagues and his whereabouts remain unknown,” a police report filed at Kilimani Police Station reads in part.

At the time he boarded the motor vehicle from Kilimani in Dagoretti North Sub County, he left behind his colleagues Mr Abdi Kisos, Mr John Ngoya, Mr Paul Busiro and Mr Opio Emmanuel who is the Clerk of the Ugandan National Assembly.

The politician was picked up by a vehicle registration number KCS 466G which was being driven by Mr Robert Wang’ombe, police said.

The MP had asked the guard manning the entrance to Samura Court to hail an Uber taxi on his behalf and his destination was to be Tom Mboya Street in Nairobi County.

Mr Wakikona is a member of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) whose leader is Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni.

Born in November 1950, the political leader joined politics in 2001, when he contested the parliamentary seat of Manjiya County in Bududa District.

He has also served as the State Minister for Northern Uganda a position he was appointed to in June 2006 and served in the position until May 2011.

During a cabinet reshuffle that year, he was moved to the State Ministry of Trade and Antiquities portfolio.

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