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Where is Messer's Musaazi and Kironde, they
told us that Uganda of today is a better Uganda?
Em
The
Mulindwas Communication Group
"With Yoweri Museveni, Uganda is in
anarchy"
Groupe de communication Mulindwas
"avec Yoweri Museveni, l'Ouganda est dans
l'anarchie"
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Sent: Saturday, October 11, 2003 8:16
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Subject: [Ugandacom] Police probe kids
over anti-Movement song
Police probe kids over anti-Movement song
By Joseph Mazige
Oct 12, 2003
IGANGA- The Resident District Commissioner, here, Mr
Francis Batinti has ordered police to investigate a school that sang a song
critical of the Movement government and all past regimes, during independence
celebrations on Thursday.
The October 9 celebrations were held at Iganga Town Council
Primary School. In their song, pupils of Iganga Junior School said that 41
years since Uganda became independent, the country had not moved forward but
was instead retrogressing.
The children enumerated many problems they are faced with,
including lack of school fees and poor living standards of their
parents.
After the song, many people in the audience commented that
what the children had sang, indeed, was the reality and that the government
should address the plight of children.
However, the message in the song didn't go down well with
the RDC, who had presided over the celebrations as chief guest.
Batinti stunned his audience when he stood up and ordered
the Police to investigate the background of the song. He said the song was bad
and was one way of sowing seeds of discord and hatred among the young
children.
He also condemned the school heads for coming up with such
a song instead of forging unity under the leadership of the present
government.
Batinti's phone was off air, when Sunday Monitor sought his
comment, Saturday.
However, members of the Democratic Party, Iganga branch
have protested the said probe, saying the RDC acted emotionally and was
exercising dictatorship.
The Friday press release signed by the branch secretary, Mr
Zakalia Kabba, said it was unfortunate that Batinti had taken such
action.
Sources at Iganga Police Station told Sunday Monitor that
investigations had already started and the choir mistress, whose name could
not readily be given, had already recorded a statement at police.
Sunday Monitor failed to get a comment from the district
police commander, Mr Elisam Mugisha, and the OC CID, Mr Solomon Kyamaywa. They
were reportedly out of office when this reporter visited the
police.
� 2003 The Monitor Publications
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