Negligent act likely to spread infection of disease

By Staff Writer 

It is a Penal Code Act that police officers are using to put their knees on selfless Ugandans.  It is surprising, police allows individuals to operate bars and other premises that are not permitted by SOPs, yet pretend to be vigilant. Bars  all over Kampala are open, but those that will default on kitu kidogo, you will read them on the police page.

Honestly, authorities should remove that knee from Ugandans: Police always jump on policies, which aim at benefiting individual officers. For instance, they introduced Kawunyemu; but what was the objectives of that draconian act? Where did it end? Unfortunately, some Ugandans went to prisons, yet culprits did not.

Before Kawunyemu, there was a forced policy about seat belts; many slept on water because of  not applying seat belts, but is it still applicable in taxis?  Today, they are using COVID-19 to abuse the rights of Ugandans.

The Drone Media asks Fred Enanga, the Police Spokesman, ” Afande, is there an offence of D/Act likely to spread infection?” The question is asked because it is what the OC CID of Wandegeya Police Station, preferred against Pidson Kareire, who was battered allegedly taking pictures of smuggled facemasks at Ministry of Health.

Enanga answers, ” yes under the Penal Code Act, section 171. It falls under chapter 17 of Nuisances and offences against health and convenience.”  However, on checking; it was found in Chapter 120 of the 1950 penal code act, not chapter 17 Enanga quoted.

In most cases, police officers cram penal code sections that they will use to carry out their illicit businesses; many actually do not know the mandate of police. The more they pick some sections to help them achieve their ill-intentional deals; the more public kindles anxiety.  Police are blackmailers; they will arrest you and rush to read you a judgement; yet Ugandan law says, you are a suspect until you are proved guilty.