Hi Christine, Thanks for the update and the work your team has done to let us know about the demise of our comrades. It is sad indeed and an act that is right from the early days of 2011. My condolences to the bereaved families and wish quick recovery for those in the hospital. I hope arrangements for compensation are among the options the GoU will consider after facilitating the burial arrangements of the future leaders and scholars who have met their death under unfair cricumstances while looking for school fees. I think it does no harm to wonder whether there are any other victims from other regions of the country or this particular attack was intended for westnilers only (may be for clarification).
May the souls of the deceased rest in eternal peace. Onzoma. On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 4:41 PM, alex free <freeal...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello Christine, > > I give my sincere appreciation to you for the information about our > relatives who have been pointlessly and yet brutally murdered. Nothing can > replace life irrespective of any any nicety that may be shown thereafter. I > hope the criminals being taken to Luzira is not just for a cover up but that > they will face maximum justice and bear absolute responsibility for their > brutality and bestial acts. Condolences to the bereaved family members, > relatives and friends! > > God bless, > > Alex > > > > On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 12:57 PM, Ayikoru <ayiko...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > >> Dear Christine and Team, >> >> It's amazing to see how much you have achieved within 24 hours. You have >> demonstrated excellently, that selfless determination and advocacy can make >> a difference in our communities wherever these may be, something worth >> emulating. As Ms Adukule has suggested, drawing media attention to this >> matter may be a necessary (logical) step, for today we are talking about >> four West Nilers, tomorrow it may be another community as long as rogue >> elements like this exist in our midst. >> >> Thanks very much indeed for all your hard work. >> >> Maureen >> >> >> >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On 10 Jan 2011, at 11:05, Christine Munduru <cmund...@gmail.com> 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 >> >> -- >> This message has been scanned for viruses and >> dangerous content by *MailScanner* <http://www.mailscanner.info/>, 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/> >> http://www.infocom.co.ug/ >> >> All Archives can be found at >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/westnilenet@kym.net/> >> 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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