Museveni warns security forces. Internet photo

President Museveni yesterday released a statement condemning in the strongest terms the shooting and beating of civilians by the Police.

The president questioned as to why police fired tear gas and live bullets during the Monday demonstrations that saw the rioters, section of the public, and journalists brutally beaten and arrested.

“Youth groups of Monday were more of a nuisance and psychological warfare than a menace, unless I get new facts. Why then, shoot at them, why fire tear-gas, why fire bullets?” he wondered advising the Police to use other means.

“Those mobile, tyre burning groups, who are not attacking anybody, should simply be chased on foot, identified from light helicopters (206- Agusto type) or UAUs, arrested and be charged with appropriate offences,” he continued.

In the same statement, Museveni condemned beating up of journalists and advised the police to rather arrest and charge them lawfully in case of disobedience. He informed the security forces that they don’t have the power to beat up people.

“I condemn, again, in the strongest terms the beating of journalists by elements of the security forces. It is true that the journalists working for foreign interests or for our own local parasites tell lies, they do not do balanced reporting,”

Soldiers beating a journalist as he covered the protests over the detention of Opposition MPs in Kampala on Monday. NTV PHOTO

“On account of that you can block them because sometimes they interfere with the scene of crime. If they refuse, you arrest them and charge them with disobeying lawful command

“Beating is wrong because the Security forces do not have that power. People should not be beaten even as a punishment. They can be imprisoned, fined, or hanged according to the law,” he advised.

This follows the recent riots and wave of demonstrations that have arisen from the brutal arrest of four MPs and over 30 other civilians on the eve of the ARUA municipality by-election. The MPs include MP Robert Kyagulanyi commonly known as Bobi Wine, Kasiano Wadri who won the by-election, Gerald Karuhanga and Francis Zaake whose where abouts have been unknown until of recent when he was “dumped” at Rubaga hospital where he is currently undergoing treatment.

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Rwakitura: Amos Kaguta, President Yoweri Museveni’s father died on Friday at International Hospital Kampala and president Museveni sobbed. Late Kaguta, 96, was admitted at the hospital last week.

Museveni in a message thanked all the doctors, friends and people who cared for late Kaguta in his ill moments. The sources at International Hospital Kampala, told us that the deceased died of abdominal pains and ulcers that got worsened due to the deceased’s advantaged age.

Museveni has described his late father as an enduring character and disciplinarian whom the Kaguta family and Uganda as a whole will greatly miss.

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Ugandans in theUShas written a book titled president ‘Museveni is an evil.’ The book is coming out soon. It is going to be published on line and sold on streets in US,Uganda, East Africa andEurope.

The intelligence network inKampalahas learnt that in the book there is a statement that president “Museveni is the government, cabinet, police, judiciary, parliament,Kampalacity Major and RDC’s recruiter.” The book further alleges that all power inUgandacomes from Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and ends with Yoweri Kaguta Museveni.

The book reportedly being written by one Boston Robert Kabuye, a Ugandan man inBostonwonders who will welcome President Museveni when he quits power. The writer, a former student of St. Lawrence High school is already in a stable relationship.

However we have learnt thatUganda’s security is already inLondonto ensure that the book is not printed.

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Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) soldiers who are studying air force engineering course at Soroti Flying School are to graduate on March 30^th, 2012.

The soldiers set to graduate have studied for three years and they have undergone training in contravention of international and regional aviation standards.

The 42 students will be awarded certificates and diplomas by the president of Uganda, Gen. Kaguta Museveni, who is the commander in chief of the country’s armed forces.

From Soroti Flying School the graduands would be sent to Nairobi and Dar es Salaam for further military training.

However UPDF plans to reduce the training from three years to two years. UPDF spokesman Felix Kulayigye says that the training the graduands have got was tailor-made to the UPDF needs.

The graduands have studied Engine and Air flame course, Information and Technology and Electrical engineering.

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