Sekikubo says that probably the corrupt in the government will develop fears and stop miss managing public resources.

Sekikubo says that corruption in Uganda is affecting Ugandans in all walks of life but the corrupt continue to walk scot free. Sekikubo says that civil courts waste a lot of time looking for evidence.

Currently Ugandan civilians can only be tried in court martial under the anti terrorism act, which provides that a civilian found with a gun can be tried in a court martial.

In fact the act says that the state has to produce evidence that the weapon found with a civilian is a monopoly of the Uganda People’s Defense Forces.

Sekikubo also says that even workers at statehouse who are reported to be corrupt should be always tried in court martial to create fear among public officials not to engage in corruption related acts. Recently president Museveni also proposed that the corrupt people should be tried in court martial.

By James Okello

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Unfortunately, the government failed to respond to the pressing economic problems. Instead security forces were ordered to arrest peaceful activists and shoot at protesters, turning the police into an instrument of repression.

Moreover, you policemen and women, who are ordered by the repressive state to harass, arrest and even shoot at us are the ones who have suffered the most from this government’s insensitive policies. You are among the lowest paid public servants, you have never earned a living wage and your living conditions in police quarters are deplorable. Sincerely, a policeman who works 24 hours to earn a better living can never whatsoever (with his/her monthly earnings) take own children to good schools neither by a car.

Whenever we (A4C) see pictures and videos of you beating innocent Ugandans we don’t see those who give the orders, we see suffering policemen who purportedly take orders from above to persecute the same citizens who are fighting for rights that would benefit all of us. As we enter an important stage of our campaign this month, we appeal to you the police to stand in solidarity with ordinary Ugandans who are exercising their democratic rights of assembly, protest and freedom of speech.

When we started protesting, inflation was at 14.1%, today it has doubled to 28.3%. A liter of petrol was at ush3, 400, it now goes for ush3, 900, a kilogramme of sugar was at ush2, 800, now it is at ush6, 000, a sack of charcoal was at ush25, 000 and now it is at ush75, 000, yet the salaries of policemen have remained static.

There is no justification whatsoever in arresting, maiming, tear gassing and killing activists who are fighting for your rights. We are all victims of repression. It is not logical for victims to fight another victim. With such fights all victims lose. We therefore urge you the police to stand with us as we demand for change.

By Mathias Mpuuga

MP Masaka Municipality

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