Lira
By; Lango Broadcasting Service (LBS) Radio Editorial.
The Lango media fraternity are engulfed in grief and shock following the sudden death of veteran journalist Charles Dickens Angulu Oruru popularly known as CD Angulu Oruru.
Angulu Oruru (70) had an illustrious career in media spanning for over 35 years, anchoring luo news and hosting the popular radio magazine show Sunday Miscellany at both the then Radio Uganda and Unity Fm Lira.
According to Billie Otto the Chief News Editor of Unity Fm where Angulu Oruru has been working, the latter breathed his last Saturday evening around at 6PM at Lira regional referral hospital where he was hospitalized three days ago after breaking his hip born.
Angulu Oruru has been unwell for nearly five years after sustaining injuries in an accident he got involved in near Town View Hotel in Lira City in May 2015 as he proceeded home on a bicycle after work from hiswork station Unity Fm Lira.
The Dokolo District Information Officer Mustafiri Suwed who also closely worked with the deceased described him as a media guru who practiced all the ethics of journalism to the dot.
Joel Okao Tema a veteran journalist says Angulu Oruru has been a powerful Lango voice for over 35 years.
The station manager for Ateker Fm in Moroto James Tweny says Angulu Oruru led an exemplary life as journalist, was very knowledgeble,passionate about his work and remained very professional throughout his career.
Paul Amoru Omiat the former MP for Dokolo North also a veteran journalist described the deceased as an icon of knowledge and a powerful human capital the region was proud of.
Nelson Adea Akar,the former district chairperson for Oyam,said when he was mentored by Angulu Oruru when he joined Radio Uganda in 1996/1997 as a part time news anchor.
After his condition detoriating last in 2020,Angulu was admitted to the hospital and spent nearly a month receiving treatment.
In an interview with Hudson Apunyu of Vision group last year the deceased said he had slightly recovered but was told by medics that his body would take six months to normalize.
He added that after the six months it seemed the replacement didn’t go well and was operated on the right hip but eventually started feeling pain on his left hip.
Born in 1950 ,Angulu worked for Radio Uganda from Dec 12 1974 to 2001.After three years following his recruitment to Radio Uganda he was sponsored for a course in journalism at Uganda Management Institute.
After the end of his tenure at Radio Uganda, Angulu returned home and in 2003, he joined Rhino FM in Lira where he worked for a year before moving on to Radio Unity.
