Dear Christine, Thank you once more for the update. It is good there is a bit of justice being done. But as you've pointed there is more injustice done already. I am really disturbed that the press has decided to keep quiet about this issue, especially police brutality (a public institution for that matter)! Are we in a jungle? Now if the press cannot report something very tragic like that but reports at length about the suicide case of a minister's son, then it makes me wonder whether the common innocent man in today's Uganda is worth living! Secondly, personally I wouldn't like the president to take it as a personal matter to compensate the berieved families and relatives. It is government employees that have murdered innocent people, therefore it should be the government to bear the burden. In a period of political campaigns the help of the president whether genuine or not will be taken as a goodwill gesture which in turn, is then expected to be reciprocated in giving him votes. I think and we should, as a community, should reject these simplistic approaches to issues of justice, but rather make the government see the gravity of this issue. They can deny us of other services but not kill us on top. This would make us feel extremely bad added to the injured feelings (especially of marginalisation) we already have. So, I suggest that our colleagues on the ground team up, brainstorm as fast as possible, and go to any media house in our region to hold a talkshow conerning crime in which, this particular killing of our relatives (especially by government employees-the police) could be me made as a point of reference.
Thank you, Alex On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 11:55 AM, Christine Munduru <cmund...@gmail.com>wrote: > Dear all, > I wish thank all of you for the solidarity you have shown and also thank > all those in Entebbe for the unity and support. members wanted to know if > the families will be compensated and I wish to give you more information > about the discussions. > > First of all kaihura did a very commendable job. He handled the volatile > situation very professionally otherwise there was going to be caos > especially when the culprits were brought to mourners.He blasted the DPC and > commanders for allowing such things to happen and he was forced to slap one > of them when one of those tortured recently with panga cuts on his head > came to testify. he came well packed with creats of sodas, and other food > items for the mourners in Entebbe. It is very sad to note that one of the > arrested policemen was our own called Waiga from Moyo. The newspapers have > not reported the issue reflecting the gravity but we know which season we > are in, reporting exactly what happened could cause a number of things. > > The latest information was that the police had beaten, tortured and thrown > into water some of the members who had gone to do fishing in the island and > taken away their boat. These guys called for rescue from their colleagues > who immediately jumped into the boat to go and help. it was this group going > for rescue whom the police opened fire upon at midday not at night as was > reported in the papers, and they were 14 in this boat. Many of them were > beaten and others had minor bullet wounds. The men were all involved, others > were badly injured, beaten and those who could run went hiding so women > around had to take charge of helping those badly injured plus reporting the > issue to police. We have been informed that those admitted have high chances > of survival but one of them could end up palalysed for life and the one who > came to report and was knocked by a car had a broken femur and damaged ribs > which the Entebbe health worker's said if not well managed could lead to > death and they referred him to Mulago hospital. > > The agreement with Kaihura was that police will take all funeral expenses > but compensation will be done by the president himself. The president was > already aware and will be waiting for feedback from IGP. Yesterday Kaihura > went to Arua and he intended to personally visit the families. When he comes > back, appointment will be made with him to send a team to do negotiations > on the compensation for the families and also discuss the future of these > fishemen based on the government regulations of fishing in the lake. We have > one contact person who will make the appointment and we shall select a team > to go and meet the IGP. The IGP also ordered investing into all the cases > which have been mishandled by the police in this same place and we hope > justice will prevale at the end.The bodies left for Arua yesterday though > the police delayed with the trucks, they finally left and we hope that they > arrived safely. > > Memebers on this forum can give ideas to shape discussions for those who > will go for the negotiations I will share with the team before they go for > the meeting. > > My condelences for those we have lost in Moyo, may their soul rest in > peace. > > 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/ > > 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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