The great courage,
Thanks for this selfless effort to get justice but also to serve the community. May you be blessed abundantly. Regards Richard From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Christine Munduru Sent: 10 January 2011 14:05 To: A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile 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 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by <http://www.mailscanner.info/> MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.
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