BY OKIDI PATRICK
KAMPALA, UGANDA: Tears of joy brought business to a temporary standstill yesterday as the delegation of over 170 residents from Kole North celebrated the official swearing-in of their Member of Parliament, Hon. Dr. Samuel Opio Acuti.
The constituents, many of whom traveled over 300 kilometers for their visit to the capital city, transformed the venue into a vibrant sea of celebration. Elders waved leafy branches while youth lifted banners bearing the lawmaker’s image, chanting victory songs of Dr.Opio Acuti that echoed across many areas in Kampala.
Addressing the jubilant crowd, Dr. Opio Acuti declared that his transition to the 12th Parliament marks the continuation grassroots development in term of education, health ,good roads among otbers.
“The time for politicking ended at the ballot box,” Dr. Opio Acuti told his cheering supporters. “Our people did not send me to Kampala to occupy a comfortable seat. They sent me to lobby for functional health centers, better roads, and fair economic opportunities for our youth.”
The NRM legislator, renowned for previously using personal funds to buy constituency ambulances, promised to spearhead legislative oversight to curb the inflation of construction costs in local governments. He emphasized that his primary national duty would be ensuring that public resources directly reach ordinary taxpayers in Kole North Constituency and Kole District.
As the lawmaker committed to advocating for localized wealth creation schemes that prioritize youth-led savings groups, the crowd erupted into renewed chants of “Acuti Ber” (Acuti is good), solidifying his massive grassroots mandate.
Hon. Dr. Samuel Opio Acuti’s swearing-in into the 12th Parliament was a an interesting milestone, celebrated with a level of moral boosting.
“We came all this way because this is the man who stood by us when our women were delivering on the roadsides,” shouted an ecstatic youth leader.
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Standing before the energized crowd, MP Opio Acuti reminded his supporters that parliamentary representation must translate into tangible economic empowerment at the village.
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