Members of the infamous Kiboko Squad (DM)

Hardly a week back, the Kiboko Squad reappeared on the Ugandan political scene after about three years and descended on demonstrators led by the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) with sticks and caned various demonstrators. The Uganda Police has since claimed ignorance of the group.

The Member of Parliament for Bugweri, Abudu Katuntu told Parliament that Kivejinja should not pretend to be ignorant of the Squad yet in 2006 the minister used the same squad to intimidate voters in Bugweri.

Katuntu says the Uganda courts proved it to be true with photos evidence showing groups of people similar to the Kiboko squad deployed by Kivenjija to intimidate Bugweri voters into voting the minister.

Kampala Central MP Elias Lukwago says the Uganda Internal Affairs Ministry should come and give a reasonable explanation to the country regarding the existence and operations of the Kiboko Squad to show its seriousness in eliminating such illegal armed groups from the country ahead of the 2011 Uganda elections.

By Zacharia Tiberondwa

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Kirunda Kivejinja, Uganda's Internal Affairs Minister

Kivejinja whose ministry is politically responsible for the activities of the Uganda Police Force told Uganda Parliament today that the opposition defied the Uganda rules of public gathering prompting aggressive police action.

The demosntrations organised by the opposition under their umbrella group organisation called the Inter-party coalition was aimed at pressing the government to disband the the current Uganda Electoral Commission leadership headed by Eng. Badru Kiggundu because it is not capable enough of  managing the coming Uganda 2011 general elections.

The minister however, condemned the Kiboko Squad for beating the FDC chief and said the culprits will be got and punished.

The Ndorwa West Member of Parliamnet in Kabale district David Bahati appealed to the opposition to always adhere to police instructions when planning to hold demonstrations to avoid falling in trouble.

The current president of JEEMA political party and also Makindye West MP in Kampala district Hussein Kyanjo told journalists in Kampala today that continued police harrasment of the opposition in Uganda undermines democracy.

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