Michael, While at it, can you explain why you are calling illegal UPC meetings? Are you trying to organise as well? Why are you fighting Matek?
LM --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Mutale accused of recruiting children > By Emma Mutaizibwa > July 13, 2003 > > > Members of Parliament Odonga Otto and Okumu Reagan > have accused Maj. Kakooza Mutale of luring children > into military service. > > Mutale is a presidential assistant on military > affairs. > > Okumu is MP for Aswa county while Otto is MP for > Aruu. > > Mutale heads a paramilitary group, Kalangala Action > Plan (KAP). > > Addressing a news conference at Parliament on > Thursday, the MPs alleged that Mutale recruited some > young boys aged below 18 pretending he was taking > them to school. > > The MPs said the boys were taken to Matembe > Institute of Technology in Luwero for military > training. > > "On July 10, about 11 boys escaped from military > training as a result of hardships and got stranded > in Kampala. So people told them to go to the Central > Police Station where they have been till today > [Thursday]," Mr Okumu said. > > He said some of them were Mr Robert Ocen, Mr Patrick > Opira, Mr Geoffrey Oyet, Mr David Owot, Mr Joseph > Oketa and Mr David Odong. > > He said the children were from Gulu, Kitgum, Pader, > Masindi, Iganga Pallisa and Mbarara districts. > > "Maj. Mutale uses the Movement bus to ferry his > 'students' from upcountry. This started on June 26," > he said. > > Okumu said Mutale brought about 170 students > promising them secondary education. He said the > children however later escaped from the training. > > "When the children began escaping Maj. Mutale called > for a Kipindi [general assembly during military > training] on July 6," Okumu said. > > Okumu said that during the Kipindi, many children > opted to leave, but Mutale told them that those who > wanted to go would walk back to their homes. > > Okumu said Government should explain why Mutale was > training a paramilitary force using the Movement > bus. > > He said the Ministry of Education should inform the > public whether Mutale's school was registered. > > Mr Otto who said he was at CPS on Wednesday night, > alleged that the boys had wounds and most of them > looked below 18 years of age. > > The MPs' claims could not be independently verified > and Mutale could not be reached for comment as his > telephone was off. Mutale's aide Lt. Chris Kakama > too could not be reached as his telephone was on > voice mail. > © 2003 The Monitor Publications > > > -- > He it is Who created for you all that is on > earth...He is the All-knower of everything. > Swaddaq Allahu Al-Adhim. > > Michael Bwambuga. > > > __________________________________________________________________ > McAfee VirusScan Online from the Netscape Network. > Comprehensive protection for your entire computer. > Get your free trial today! > http://channels.netscape.com/ns/computing/mcafee/index.jsp?promo=393397 > > Get AOL Instant Messenger 5.1 free of charge. > Download Now! > http://aim.aol.com/aimnew/Aim/register.adp?promo=380455 ===== LM __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com
