dear Christine,
Thank you for this report and the good work you and the other people have done
especially the women.
It is a very unfortunate situation, it brings so much sadness to my heart to
see
what the policemen have done. This is a great loss to the family and Westnile.
Let justice be done! my sincere prayers to the family of the deceased and those
in hospital.
Jennifer
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From: Christine Munduru <cmund...@gmail.com>
To: A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile <westnilenet@kym.net>
Sent: Mon, 10 January, 2011 14:05:11
Subject: [WestNileNet] latest report from Entebbe about the incidence
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
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