UGANDA: Police chief Ochola promotes Museveni's mob justice scheme - PICTURES

"When you see somebody trying to follow you with a Boda Boda (public transport motorcycle), stop the car, get out and sort out with him."

Museveni's decree during the vigil of Felix Kaweesi - March 2017.

"Please help us to apprehend them (security operatives). If they are armed you can stone them."

Police chief, Ochola - May 2018

CHANGE OF GUARDS - Gullible Ugandans are up in arms condemning the recent directive by the Inspector General of Police, Okoth Ochola urging members of the public to confront armed security personnel with stones. The call follows rampant incidents of violent arrests and kidnaps by security operatives who, according to the police chief, carry out unofficial arrests for selfish interests. They move with handcuffs, use civilian registered vehicles, are dressed in civilian clothes, are armed with guns and don't identify themselves.

The truth is that it has been a practice by security agencies to carry out arrests of members of the public in the fashion mentioned above for a long time. Scenes of violent arrests and kidnaps of people by security agencies has become an acceptable norm in Uganda. The regime has always owned to and defended such violent arrests and kidnaps. It is amidst that confusion that even unscrupulous security operatives have been carrying out illegal arrests and kidnap of victims for selfish interests.

It is a practice in many countries for undercover security operatives to gather intelligence while donning civilian clothes and having concealed short guns for personal protection. In order not to blow their cover and expose their identity, such undercover operatives don't carry out arrests. Once they have collected sufficient information, they invite the uniformed security officers to carry out arrests and searches.

Unfortunately, in Museveni's Uganda what would have been undercover security operatives compete for carrying out violent arrests and find a lot of pride in being identified by the public. Consequently, there is no single intelligence operative in Uganda who is not publicly known - whether under police, CMI or ISO. That is how even criminals have managed to not only infiltrate but outwit security agencies. This accounts for the increase in unresolved violent crimes in the country.

It is the highest level of hypocrisy for the Police chief' to now turn around and recklessly incite the public to stone armed security operatives. How does he expect innocent and weak members of the public to confront and disable armed security operatives? Why not issue an outright order that no arrests shall be carried out by armed security personnel in civilian clothes? That way it would be easier for members of the public to differentiate between genuine security operations and thieves and kidnappers.

Otherwise, Okoth Ochola's directive is bound to suffer the same fate as that of his Commander-In-Chief, Museveni that was issued in March 2017. Museveni's empty decree in 2017 followed rampant high profile unsolved killings that were allegedly being carried out by suspects riding on Boda Boda motorcycles. Museveni's decree received wide criticism and was swept under the carpet but now his police chief is trying to revive it.

Parliament has now summoned the Minister of Internal Affairs to explain the Police chief's fake directive. Please, don't crucify Mr. Ochola; he is just a messenger. He is desperately trying to gamble with a solution to the ongoing rampant kidnaps and killings. On the other hand, it is a confession that the vice is being orchestrated by unscrupulous security personnel.

Just last week on 18th May 2018, police arrested its own member of the Flying Squad, a one PC John Kalume after he kidnapped a one Michael Kisinga. Kalume demanded two million shillings from the victim's wife who in return reported to the police before they swung into action and rescued the victim. However, police later claimed that the victim had been on its watch list over a past armed robbery incident. The victim made a counter claim that the suspect had kidnapped him over a previous deal that went wrong.

Just two days ago a one Jeff Kalanzi was arrested while driving his car with personalised number plates marked "Museveni 2040" in reference to Museveni's life presidency scheme. Kalanzi was donning a military uniform and in possession of a walkie talkie. He had been claiming to be working with the regime Secretariat before he extorted some 2M shillings from a one Mworozi on pretext that he was to fix deals for him with the regime. 

What about the hooded goons that are hired by security agencies to beat up people in broad daylight!!!!!

INFORMATION IS POWER AND THE PROBLEM IF UGANDA IS MUSEVENISM.