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 > [email protected] > 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/[email protected]/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). 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