Thanks Christine, Sounds very draconian, why would anyone -police or whoever is involved- fire live bullets into fishermen, regardless of the legality of their actions? Surely all that needed to be done is arrest them and if found guilty of illegal fishing, there must be provisions in our penal code to penalize them accordingly. This is tragic and must not be allowed to go unpunished- particularly during these campaign times. This is also where we Ugandans never stop surprising ourselves: we are so keen to kill fellow Ugandans because of illegal fishing (or whatever it is that might be the reason for these unnecessary killings); We threaten to use death penalty to stop homosexuality but interestingly we feel so reluctant to penalize those who deprive us of the essential social services for which we pay taxes or even keep a close eye on private sector to protect the citizens from unprofessional practices, land grabbing, substandard goods etc. I sometimes wonder aloud, if we are going through 'normal' processes of turning a banana republic in to some modern (or is it post modern) republic or if we may be quietly suffering from some cognitive dysfuctions that stop us from making sense of our actions as a nation. I hope we will get some form of justice for the victims.
Kind regards, Maureen Sent from my iPhone On 9 Jan 2011, at 12:53, Fred Bada <badafred2...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > sorry for this may their souls rest in peace and i pray for the recovery of > those alive > > From: Christine Munduru <cmund...@gmail.com> > To: A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile <westnilenet@kym.net> > Sent: Sun, 9 January, 2011 15:39:54 > Subject: [WestNileNet] westnilers shot dead on Lake victoria in Entebbe > > Happy new year to you all. With deep sorrow I wish to let you know that four > westnilers were shot this morning on lake victoria in Entebbe while coming > back from the island. Two of them are already dead and one is in very > critical condition and his survival is not certain. They were allegedly shot > by police on patrol for illegal fishing. The person who reported the issue to > police was also knocked by a car near the police station and his legs are > broken and he has head injuries.The bodies are lying in Entebbe hospital. It > is very unfortunate that the people who are to keep law and order turn out > to take away lives. I believe we have civilized way of dealing with criminals > in this country which the police are to follow But to kill unarmed civilians > like this leaves alot to question. I hope government will bring such police > to book. I wish people who are grabing our land in Barifa could also be shot > dead on the spot like this becaue they are not following the law. "Animal > farm" is what is taking place right now. > > May their souls rest in peace. > > Christine > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > _______________________________________________ > WestNileNet mailing list > WestNileNet@kym.net > http://orion.kym.net/mailman/listinfo/westnilenet > > WestNileNet is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > All Archives can be found at http://www.mail-archive.com/westnilenet@kym.net/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. > _______________________________________________ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.
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