Kassiano Wadri

Kassiano Ezati Wadri (born 29 September 1957) is a Ugandan social worker and politician. He was the independent Member of Parliament, representing Arua Municipality in the 10th Parliament (2016 to 2021), effective 29 August 2018. The seat fell vacant when Ibrahim Abiriga of the National Resistance Movement (NRM), was assassinated in June 2018.

Wadri previously represented Terego County, Arua District in the 7th Parliament (2001–2006), 8th Parliament (2006–2011) and 9th Parliament (2011–2016), as a member of the opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) political party. During those tours of duty, Wadri served as the opposition chief whip, the chairperson of the Committee on Government Assurances and as a member of the Committee on Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries and of the Business Committee.

Background and education He was born in Aivu sub-county, in Arua District on 29 September 1957. In the run-up to this election, Kassiano Wadri was arrested together with other politicians, including Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu and others. They were charged with various political crimes and their cases were still winding through the Uganda judicial system, as of December 2018.

On 15 August 2018, Wadri won the Arua Municipality bye-election, while jailed in Gulu District, with 6,421 votes, against the closest challenger, Nusura Tiperu, of the NRM political party, who received 4,798 votes. He was sworn in on 29 August 2018.