[UAH] IGP Kayihura: do you remember how wakombozi went to Mulago and killed patients there suspected to be Amin's soldiers

 
 

Folks:

Amidst the enormity of the crime by the Ugandan police-hear them that Monitor offices were a crime scene-some of us may have been aghast, but not surprised to see the Ugandan police, yes on orders of Lt General Kale Kayihura who led Makerere university students in 1979 to city square when wakamobozi entered Kampala and Amin's soldiers fled. Such raids are actually not uncommon today under the IGP; they are normal and even banal.

Ironically, it was the late Justice Joseph Mulenga (RIP), an uncle to the IGP who made the fundamental ruling on press freedom in Uganda. Now that he is dead, IGP kale Kayihura and his sidekicks' bakabulimba Mary Okurut and Judith Nabakooba are pissing on those freedoms. Yes pissing on the while standing and telling lies. .

This brings me to the question in the title. Folks, in 1979, when Wakombozii entered Kampala, many went straight to Mulago and other hospitals where they executed from close range patients suspected to be connected o Amin or the war. I was shocked to see patients shot in hospital beds. People it is true.

To IGP and his sidekicks, you are now the cats, while the majority of Ugandans are rats. Yes yesterday you feasted on Monitor and red pepper but please reflect on this saying.  The rat that age will one day feast on the cat. Yep.

Folks, think about it, General Ssejusa courageously wrote the letter and sent it to the director of ISO to investigate allegations. I understand why the director of ISO feigns ignorance and denies ever receiving the said letter from General Ssejusa. So why would the IPG order his boys and girls to go and shut down the Monitor and Red Pepper to look for a letter which was written and sent to the director of ISO.

IGP Kale Kayihura shame on you. As they say ebbibimba bikka/what rises, come down eventually.

 

WBK
 

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Date: Tue, 21 May 2013 10:35:40 +0100
Subject: [UAH] Monitor says paper, radio closure is 'gross disregard' of the law
From: hannahogwapiti@googlemail.com
To: ugandans-at-heart@googlegroups.com

Monitor says paper, radio closure is 'gross disregard' of the law

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Monday, 20 May 2013 22:54

Written by Observer Media Ltd

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Monitor Executive Editor Simon Freeman (R), News Editor Alex Atuhaire (C), and Managing Editor Don Wanyama

The Daily Monitor described today's police raid and closure of its operations, including the newspaper and its radio stations, KFM and Dembe FM, as a "gross disregard of Ugandan law and the violation of [its] constitutional right." About 50 armed security operatives in police uniform occupied the company's headquarters in Namuwongo at around noon, claiming to be looking for a document related Gen. David "Tinyefuza" Sejusa's widely reported demands of an investigation into rumours of assasination plots to frustrate "the Muhoozi Project", a perceived attempt by President Museveni to have his son Brig Muhoozi Kainerugaba succeed him.
In a statement, the company's management accused the police of abusing a search warrant to close down its media operations.
"Instead of carrying out the search, the armed men disabled the printing press, computer servers and radio transmission equipment."
The police also raided and cordoned off the Red Pepper offices in Namanve.
Below is the Daily Monitor's statement in full:
The management of Monitor Publications Ltd strongly condemns the closure by Uganda Police today of its newspaper, The Monitor, and its Radio Stations, KFM and Dembe FM. About 50 armed men in Police Uniform stormed the company's premises at Namuwongo at noon with a Search warrant, blocked all exits and insisted they wanted to conduct a search.
They claimed to be looking for a document associated with a story that has been widely covered by all media quoting a letter from General David Tinyefuza to the head of the internal intelligence services on an alleged assassination plot.
Instead of carrying out the search, the armed men disabled the printing press, computer servers and radio transmission equipment.
The intention was to prevent the Monitor from operating broadcasting and printing its newspapers.
"We are horrified by this act, which is a gross disregard of Ugandan Law and a violation of The Monitor's constitutional right, said Mr. Alex Asiimwe, The MPL Managing Director. "This matter is in court and management has contested the demand by the police for us to disclose the source of the story, and the matter is yet to be decided."
He added: "It is particularly perturbing that the police ordered our operations shut down under the pretext of carrying out a search. It is unacceptable that our business should be crippled on a dispute which should be settled in court."
By this afternoon Police were still at the Monitor's premises as management sought to vacate the court order granted to them by a magistrate.
We thank our listeners and customers for their support and assure them that we are making every effort to resume our newspaper and broadcast operations.


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