CHANGE OF GUARDS - Early last month two "high profile" prisoners escaped from the docks when they were appearing before the court in Masaka. The two, Musa Galiwango and Mohammed Kidawalime were facing criminal charges of murder and robbery. They had been arrested following a spate of violent attacks and robberies dubbed Bijambia (Panga men) that have hit the Greater Masaka region. In what looks like a politically motivated organised crime, the attackers send written messages to the target area clearly stating the date and time of attack and amount of money they need. At one time the so-called suspects told a press conference organised by the IGP Gen. Kalekyezi that they "work with the police" in carrying out the attacks (see photo).
The two escapees were arrested following an early January attack that left five people dead including a retired police officer. This particular incident had attracted the Police chief Gen. Kalekyezi who camped in the area for some days before he was joined by Museveni who consoled the victim families with 10m shillings. When they were arrested, security expressed relief over a break through with the IGP describing Galiwango as having been the gang leader.
The two fled from court premises where they had been escorted by 6 Prison Warders. They jumped the court's fence and fled to the direction of the nearby estates before entering a forest. A joint force comprising of the army, police and prison personnel swung into action to capture the 2 escapees. Preliminary investigations involving even police dogs revealed that the two had immediately exited the forest and with the help of motorcycles had left the area. Security went further to speculate that they May have even fled the country to neighboring Tanzania. The police put out widespread public notice over how the two "are very dangerous" and a bounty of 10m shillings has not helped either.
It is now 32 days and the two have not been traced. The Museveni regime has incorporated the armed forces including Prison Services into its military structures. The brutality of the security forces and their partisan nature has isolated them from the general public. After repeatedly being violently defrauded at the polls, the citizens are looking forward to getting rid of the regime by any other means. A good number of citizens pray that the Panga men turn into a politically motivated force. Because of their brutality, the citizens celebrate and jubilate over any form of setback suffered by the security forces. This explains the unfortunate jubilant mood in the country over the recent killing of soldiers in Somalia. Similarly, because of rampant persecution and criminal injustice, the public perception of those in detention is that they are victims of persecution.
It’s a clear case of loss of confidence in the criminal justice system. It is a clear testimony that when the citizens withdraw their support, no amount of money can buy intelligence information. Otherwise, with public confidence and support, moreover in an area affected by the so-called Panga Men, it would have been a matter of hours before the two would have been captured. Maybe if the militarisation of the 11m Crime Preventers and the installation of CCTV cameras had been accomplished, it would have been a different story.
INFORMATION IS POWER AND THE PROBLEM OF UGANDA IS MUSEVENISM.
The two fled from court premises where they had been escorted by 6 Prison Warders. They jumped the court's fence and fled to the direction of the nearby estates before entering a forest. A joint force comprising of the army, police and prison personnel swung into action to capture the 2 escapees. Preliminary investigations involving even police dogs revealed that the two had immediately exited the forest and with the help of motorcycles had left the area. Security went further to speculate that they May have even fled the country to neighboring Tanzania. The police put out widespread public notice over how the two "are very dangerous" and a bounty of 10m shillings has not helped either.
It is now 32 days and the two have not been traced. The Museveni regime has incorporated the armed forces including Prison Services into its military structures. The brutality of the security forces and their partisan nature has isolated them from the general public. After repeatedly being violently defrauded at the polls, the citizens are looking forward to getting rid of the regime by any other means. A good number of citizens pray that the Panga men turn into a politically motivated force. Because of their brutality, the citizens celebrate and jubilate over any form of setback suffered by the security forces. This explains the unfortunate jubilant mood in the country over the recent killing of soldiers in Somalia. Similarly, because of rampant persecution and criminal injustice, the public perception of those in detention is that they are victims of persecution.
It’s a clear case of loss of confidence in the criminal justice system. It is a clear testimony that when the citizens withdraw their support, no amount of money can buy intelligence information. Otherwise, with public confidence and support, moreover in an area affected by the so-called Panga Men, it would have been a matter of hours before the two would have been captured. Maybe if the militarisation of the 11m Crime Preventers and the installation of CCTV cameras had been accomplished, it would have been a different story.
INFORMATION IS POWER AND THE PROBLEM OF UGANDA IS MUSEVENISM.
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