Moses Kasibante, MP for Rubaga North

Parliament has directed the Ministers of Security and Internal Affairs to explain the ongoing killings of people and brief the country under what circumstances police is shooting live bullets to the people.

The matter was raised before Parliament by the Member of Parliament for Nansana Municipality, Wayima Nsereko and Rubaga North MP, Moses Kasibante in relation to cases involving the killing of 2 women in Nansana Municipality and shooting a woman who was in the company of former cranes strike, Godfrey Massa.

Rubaga North MP Moses Kaisbante raised the matter before Parliament and asked government to explain why the police used live bullets to shoot at the former Uganda Cranes captain.

Last Thursday, police reported that Massa’s car was shot at by their officers near the Namboole flyover in Bweyogerere.

The MP for Kapelabyong County, Julius Ochen, criticised the government for not taking action when the civilians are being killed and demanded to know the causes of the rampant killings of people in the country.

The government Chief Whip, Ruth Nankabirwa, says that all the issues regarding killings and shootings will be forwarded to the Security Council that sits every Thursday.

The Deputy Speaker, Jacob Oulanyah, ruled that the Nankabirwa gives the House a report next Tuesday after the Security Council’s meeting.

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Former Cranes Captain, Godfrey Massa

POLICE is to considering charges of attempted murder against Uganda’s former Cranes Captain, Godfrey Massa, who missed death by a whisker late Wednesday night after he disobeyed orders from police on a night patrol in Bweyogere, Wakiso district.

According to police, Massa who was in the company of a lady only identified a Josephine Maliza attempted to drive off in terrific speed after 2 officers on a motorcycle intercepted him while parked suspiciously near Mandela National Stadium.

Police had sought to find out who the occupants of a parked Pajero were but however, this seems to have caught the football star off guard prompting him to speed off hence prompting the police shoot in attempt to deflate the car tyres.

Massa is said to have suddenly stopped the car and in the process hit his forehead on the windscreen. Maliza on the other hand is said to have sustained bullet wounds.

The victims rushed to a nearby clinic known as Gwaniro in Bweyogerere where they received treatment.

Emilian Kayima, the Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson

Emilian Kayima, the Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson says the football star has already recorded a statement with them and that police will soon sanction a file with charges of attempted murder among them.

“Well, we are still investigating the matter but we are likely to prefer charges of attempted murder and reckless driving against the footballer,” said Kayima in a police statement.

It is not yet clear why police wants to prefer a case of attempted murder against Massa.

Massa is currently on retirement of international football having led the Uganda team to last year’s African Cup of Nations Finals in Gabon 2016 where they were eliminated by Tunisia during group stages.

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