Museveni's Ally Who Went Missing In Nairobi Found

Wakikona was reported missing by his colleague Talibet Kibet who was accompanied by Emmanuel Opio, with whom they had visited at Samura Court in the residential area.

Marvin Chege Marvin Chege
Oct 11, 2022 - 10:16 Updated: Oct 11, 2022 - 10:18
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Museveni's Ally Who Went Missing In Nairobi Found
Uganda MP David Wakikona during a past address. /FILE

Police have launched investigations into an incident whereby a Ugandan Member of Parliament went missing in Nairobi.

Bududa District Member of Parliament (MP), David Wandendeya Wakikona, was reported missing on Sunday, October 9 after he boarded a taxi from the Kilimani area to the City Centre.

Wakikona was reported missing by his colleague Talibet Kibet who was accompanied by Emmanuel Opio, with whom they had visited at Samura Court in the residential area.

An image of Ugandan MP David Wakikona. /FILE

“Mr Wakikona had checked in at Samura Court along Argwings Kodhek road on October 3, 2022, together with his colleagues. Today at 0626 hours, he went to the main gate and told the guard to request Uber for him destination was at Tom Mboya street, and thereafter the Uber reg number KCS 466G arrived driven by Robert Wangombe picked him up and drove away.  

"Since then his phone went unanswered and his whereabouts remain unknown,” a report filed at Kilimani Police Station read in part. 

A guard manning the gate stated that Wakikona had asked him to get a cab to Tom Mboya Street as the point of destination.

The MP was in the company of other lawmakers of the Ugandan Parliament who had rented out the apartment during their trip to the country.

Kilimani OCPD Andrew Muturi confirmed that Wakikona was found by officers attached to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI).

"There was a missing persons report filed at the police station and the DCI took over the investigations. He was found and has already returned to Uganda," the OCPD stated.

He 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.

An image of Kilimani Police Station. /THE STAR

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