Police in Tororo have in custody the Morukatipe sub-county LCIII chairman, Gerald Omaset Obbo on charges of assaulting the district Chief Administrative Officer, Gabriel Atama during a Friday August 25, 2023 fracas.
Omaset the politician who became famous for rat eating in demand for the creation of Tororo County which basically is dominated by Iteso is currently detained at Toroto Central Police Station.
He allegedly slapped the CAO for refusing to transfer the current Sub-county chief of Morakatipe who is a Japadhola and they send there an Itesot as replacement.
In fact time and again, the chairman has been saying it is a taboo for a non-Itesot to serve in his subcounty, something the district administration couldn’t allow, according to one official.
Tororo District Police Commander, Ahmed Kimuli confirmed Omaset’s arrest, noting that it would set a bad precedent for the district to deploy staff basing on tribe.
“He has a big problem. Last financial year that same chairman petitioned the Minister of Local Government about his desire to transfer the subcounty chief but the district leaders informed the Minister during the meeting about the impact and the status was maintained,” Kimuli said.
The DPC who presided over the arrest says Omaset was picked alongside Jacob Anyere, Sanloun Peso and Steven Owuma with whom he stormed the CO’S office, armed with placards protesting the refusal by CAO to reansfer their subcounty chief, Steven Magara.
On Wednesday August 23, 2023 the subcounty chairperson first closed the office of the subcounty chief, demanding his transfer.
The police preferred charges of unlawful assembly and being public nuisance.
