You are welcome Kiggs. Together we can do more. Christine
On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 2:17 PM, Kiggundu Mukasa <kiggu...@kym.net> wrote: > > > Christine and Co. > Thanks for the excellent work you have done > In short time you acted and implemented > > Again Excellent work > > Kiggs > > On Jan 10, 2011, at 2:05 PM, Christine Munduru wrote: > > > Dear all, > > We have made efforts to follow up the issue with the following feedback. > > > > Two people have so far died but the other is in intensive care unit in > Muago Hospital > > The dead are Butele Braham from Rhino camp and Mawa from Yumbe. > > Those admitted are Odugo and Kami both from Yumbe and we could not get > their second names > > > > It was been found out that these police men were actually robbers who > were brought by a self appointend man called Serrugunda who claims to be > inspecting those doing illegal fishing. He has been doing this for a long > time, each time grabbing fish from these people claiming to enforce the law > against illegal fishing in partnership with such police. The fishermen had > known him as a law enforcer when he was actually a robber. He partners with > police and rob people under the pretex of implementing the law. Yesterday at > around midday was when they met these people and wanted to take their fish, > in the process of struggle, they opened fire on these young men killing the > two on spot. > > > > These boys are students who had come to look for school fees during the > holiday to go back to school. > > > > Yesterday when the incidence happened, Kale Kaihura, the police boss was > informed about the issue and he took it up seriously. Investigations were > instituted and the bodies were brought to Mulago hosptial for postmoterm. > The MP for Entebbe municipal also came up to support our comunity and had > offered to transport the bodies to Arau something he has being doing of > late. But we had told him, we appreciate that offer but we demand that > government takes up responsibility for the acts of such errand police men. > There were 4 people involved,three policemen and the Serrugunda. The > culprits were arrested and brought infront of the mourners this morning > before they are taken to Luzira prisons. Kaihura told mourners that these > people will be charged for murder and this should be a good example for > police who like opening up fire on civilians. > > > > The government is taking up all the funeral expenses as we had wanted and > transporting the bodies to their respective burial places and taking care of > the hospital expenses for those admitted. The police offices in Yumbe and > Rhino camp have been informed to go and receive the bodies and take care of > services at the burial places. > > > > Kaihura thanked the west nile community for using a civilized way of > dealing with a situation that would have led to caos. He has appointed an > inspector with a team consisting of westnilers to be inspecting the area for > such cases and has empowered them with information on what to do. > > > > We therefore feel that it was unfortunate event but atleast we have > received a hearing and some justice has been done. > > > > I therefore thank all the women who were the first to be present on site > and took this issue seriously. .I was from church and saw many women > helpless at the hosptial area and joined to find out what the problem was. > I liked the courage of the women, they told police their mind, we only > demanded certain things from the police and assured them that we want > justice if not we shall see how to make this a big problem since it is a > good timing. Then the fact that an oppostion MP came forward to support the > cause saw other things falling in place. The president and other important > people were all in Entebbe yesterday for their meeting when this was > happening. It was done in a civilized way without any caos and we got to be > listened to. Advocacy can take simple forms like this at times. The police > boss sensitized people at the funeral and told them police have no right to > shoot people on this lake even if the person is catching immature fish, the > law is there to deal with such > issues. > > > > Thanks for your moral and spiritual support. Let us continue to pray for > those who are still alive and those travelling to Arua and Yumbe for burial. > > > > Christine > > _______________________________________________ > > 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). 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