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UJCC petitions parliament on gun law

Isaac Senabulya — Wed, 25 May 2016 13:51:00 +0000

Members of the Uganda Joint Christian Council (UJCC) have petitioned parliament demanding the law on the control of guns and small arms. They also want government to ratify and domesticate the international treaties it has signed on the control of arms.

The leader of the petitioner and executive secretary Uganda joint Christian council Rev. Fr .Sylvester Arinaitwe said that Uganda took part in signing treaties on the control, prevention and eradication of the manufacture and flow of small arms and light weapons but this has not been implemented. He added that small arms and light weapons were used in Karamoja and from police reports many lives are lost by usage of guns in day to day life. He requested parliament to prevail over government to abide by the arms treaty that was signed in New York which Uganda hasn’t signed and ratified.

UJCC also wants parliament to push for effective implementation of the United Nations programme of action to combat and eradicate the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons since they have the powers to make laws.

Speaker Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga informed UJCC of the treaties Uganda has signed but most of these have not been domesticated. However as the new parliament starts these issues are to be dealt with, and she promised to mandate the defence and internal Affairs committee once constituted to handle this petition and report to parliament.

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Youth raise concerns over continued escalation of firearms possession by fellow youth

Isaac Senabulya — Wed, 16 Dec 2015 16:42:30 +0000

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Following the conclusion of what they termed as unfair youth elections in the national council youth polls in Fortportal, youth under the Uganda youth network are raising concerns over the continued escalation of firearms by fellow youth whom they now fear are putting lives of the citizens at risk. Ahmed Haji from the youth network who also doubles as the national coordinator for the coalition among other youth also under the youth coalition on electoral democracy in Uganda report that in the Fortportal youth election there was real showing off of guns by youth who were taking part in the polls and now forcing youth to challenge all responsible organs to reign in on this acts.

The youth fear that these youth might misuse these fire arms during the electoral period.

However, the youth continue to bush the elections saying they were taken up by use of money, voter bribery, intimidation, only one party taking charge of the exercise (NRM), only citizens from one region taking up posts and very few females given chance and raising fear that soon females will be no more on the council board.

However, they demand that the electoral commission fully owns the electoral process of national youth council than leaving it to one party.

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Uganda law society criticizes public order bill

Gerald Businge — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 23:06:07 +0000

The Uganda law society has quashed the public order management bill currently before the committee on legal and Parliamentary affairs, saying its’ not good in its current form.

Making a submission on behalf of the society, the President of the society James Mukasa Ssebugenyi says if the bill is passed into an act in its present state, it can successfully be challenged in the constitutional court.

He also says a big number of articles of the bill contravene and gag the fundamental rights as enshrined in article 29 of the constitution.

Ssebugenyi also says the bill is more prohibitive that regulatory.

He notes that the powers given to the Police to the extent of using fire arms in quelling such unlawful gatherings expose the lives of Ugandans to risk and give the Police so much power which may easily be misused.

He has advised the committee and Government to adopt a bill and include ideas forwarded and reflective of all issues raised by Ugandans so that it’s accommodative to all people.

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East Africa governments urged to curtail acquisition of fire arms

Gerald Businge — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 17:39:10 +0000

Eastern Africa action network on small arms has listed easy accessibility to small arms and ammunition as the leading contributor to death by gun violence.

In this call the Uganda Action network on small arms on this issue warned against gun violence and misuse of ammunition in the world.

Addressing journalists during the launch of the global week against small arms in Kampala the executive secretary Eastern African Action networker of small arms Richard Mugisha said there is need to curb the illegal entry of small arms in the country if peace is to prevail in the country.

Mugisha says government doesn’t know the percentage number of small fire arms in currently in circulation something Mugisha said put the lives of most African people in danger.

Mugisha is calling on governments in the East African region to strengthen policies governing the acquisition of fire arms.

By Mugisa Isaac Mathias

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