Court annuls annexation of Palorinya Sub County to Obongi district
MOYO – The Constitutional Court recently ruled that the contested Palorinya Sub-county doesn’t belong to Obongi district which was carved out of the mother Moyo district.
In the petition filed by Palorinya Sub-county councilor, Paul Drami Gia, and elders against the Attorney General, the petitioners argued that parliament created Palorinya Sub-county without following the due process which among others includes the consideration of physical features to mark boundaries and consulting the people who wish to belong to mother Moyo district.
Samuel Mori Sidoro, one of the petitioners said the ruling was long overdue, noting that the people of Palorinya Sub-county have been disadvantaged by Obongi district.
He added: “There is no way one can say that our Palorinya land belongs to Obongi district when we don’t have anything in common. The language we speak is totally different from the rest of the people from Obongi. We thank court for listening to the cries of the people.”
He added: ”In terms of resource allocation within the district, almost everything is going to other places apart from Palorinya. With this ruling we shall need to decide where we want to belong, not leaders choosing for us where to belong.”
When contacted, Kaps Fungaro, former MP of Obongi who participated in carving Palorinya to be part of Obongi said that there was no need for the 10th parliament to consult the local people since there no one who was against the move. “How do you expect parliament to come on ground when the people were not complaining?” He asked.
Drami said that they are ready to fulfill the wish of the people, especially after the court ruling.
Justice Elizabeth Musoke where directed the Attorney General has been directed to report to the Constitutional Court on the action taken to comply with the court ruling.
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