Police arrest party animals in Katwe and Natete
By Staff Reporter
Yesterday 24/10/2020 at around 8pm , Clock Tower Police conducted an intelligence led operation around Base zone, Katwe II parish and arrested 13 female juveniles and 22 male adults .
The group was found in a brothel. Three pairs of female juveniles were found in compromising positions with male adults. This brothel is allegedly operated by one Muhwezi Mustapha (who has also been arrested) a resident of the same place and is alleged to be trafficking unsuspecting female juveniles from upcountry to recruit them into these acts.
They have been charged with various offences ranging from Defilement, trafficking in persons , Procuring defilement, doing acts likely to cause the spread of an infectious disease, operating a brothel among others.
All suspects are currently detained at Katwe Police and Natete respectively , investigations are still on going in the matter . Katwe Police is in touch with the Gender based Violence desk to handle the rehabilitation process of the juveniles .
In a related operation over 90 people were arrested today at midnight at Front page hotel Zaana , the were found flaunting Covid-19 guidlines . Police has preferred to investigate allegations of doing a negligent act likely to spread an infectious disease. They are currently detained at both Katwe and Natete police stations.
Duke Arch Anthony says, “In my opinion the ban should be lifted on amusement parks like bars and Clubs. More should be on having SOPs to govern these places. The management will ensure everything is legit and guidelines followed. My worry is that if this has not been followed we expect a lot to happen behind the walls in the dark.”
Nicholas Gift has this opinion, “COVID-19 it’s self has suffered in Uganda. People have been deprived of their rights in the name of preventing COVID-19. People that were employed in all businesses that are still closed need food on the table, they have kids who reported back to school and need to get school fees, Police should try to reason like Ugandans sometimes.”