In the third quarter of last financial year, (March this year), the students of Makerere University staged a strike over their unpaid internship cash.

The Police was heavily deployed to quell the strike. The police under the instructions of its inspector general, Kale Kayihura commanded beat students and one of the victims was a first year Computer Science student Nevis Namazzi.

Ms Namazzi was found in her room D18 at Douglas Villa Hostel in Kikoni. Her knee was shattered and her laptop, phone and other property were severely damaged reportedly by men in Uganda police uniform.

Until now she is lame and moving on clutches. Ms Namazzi says she met Kayihura twice who pledged to pay for her property and medical bills.

But up to date, Kayihura is tossing her around with unbecoming promises. However, Namazzi has registered her case through the Students Advocacy Forum (SAFO) to help her get justice.

SAFO is now calling upon human rights agencies and students to join them as they go with Namazzi in solidarity for a sit down hunger strike at the police Head Quarters on Friday 28th September 2012.

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