Dear Christine, Thanks for posting such details of what transpired. Your brave actiont and the team that challenged such ruthless killings deserve acknowledgment. The only thing we can fear is fear itself.
Police Brutality is everywhere in the world whether it is in USA,Canada,UK, Italy, France, Germany, China, etc. When citizens stand up for their civic rights, reasonable government managers will act. The action taken by General Kaihura, the police commander is commendable. I would recommend those of you living in Entebbe area should work together as a community and write a strong memorandum to the Police Commander criticizing thislevel of brutality plus demanding compensation of parents of the victims by these thugs. 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Re: latest report from Entebbe about the incidence > (Jennifer Okusia) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2011 14:23:44 +0300 > From: Christine Munduru <[email protected]> > To: A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [WestNileNet] latest report from Entebbe about the > incidence > Message-ID: > <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > You are welcome Kiggs. Together we can do more. > > Christine > > On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 2:17 PM, Kiggundu Mukasa <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > 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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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. > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://orion.kym.net/mailman/private/westnilenet/attachments/20110110/32b24dd6/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2011 11:24:45 +0000 (GMT) > From: Jennifer Okusia <[email protected]> > To: A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [WestNileNet] latest report from Entebbe about the > incidence > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > dear Christine, > Thank you for this report and the good work you and the other people have > done > especially the women. > It is a very unfortunate situation, it brings so much sadness to my heart > to see > what the policemen have done. This is a great loss to the family and > Westnile. > Let justice be done! my sincere prayers to the family of the deceased and > those > in hospital. > Jennifer > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Christine Munduru <[email protected]> > To: A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile <[email protected]> > Sent: Mon, 10 January, 2011 14:05:11 > 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 MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://orion.kym.net/mailman/private/westnilenet/attachments/20110110/eda1409d/attachment.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > WestNileNet mailing list > [email protected] > http://orion.kym.net/mailman/listinfo/westnilenet > > > End of WestNileNet Digest, Vol 29, Issue 22 > ******************************************* > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by 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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