The Harold pre instincts of Parliament were turned into a scene of bedrum during the debate and passing of the Constitutional amendment Bill number two that saw the scrapping of the Presidential age limit among others. However, a section of the public continued to attack security agencies for using excessive force in attempting to evict Opposition lawmakers accused of disrupting the proceedings.
The Inspector General of Police Gen. Kale Kayihura who superintended over the operation credited the Police for securing Parliament from those he said wanted to attack it. Kale, however, admitted that there were mistakes committed during the operations which could not be blamed on Police alone. “We regret whatever mistakes that could have happened in the process. But the mistakes can be attributed to all the actors who were there. But the critical thing is; those who wanted to paralyze Parliament failed.” Said, Gen. Kale Kayihura – Inspector General of Police.
Last week Court Bailiffs with assistance from Police attempted to evict proprietors of Panamera Bar in Naguru a confrontation that left one person injured. Kayihura warned against supervising unlawful evictions that taint the image of Police. “The tendency had been that when these Bailiffs come to you with Court Orders then you almost become part of the enforcement with the Bailiffs and sometimes they actually misuse the Police.” He questioned them about the misuse of their ammunition. “If you are talking about the Counter Terrorism capacity of the Uganda Police, you must start with the general duty Police because these are the frontlines; they are the ones who these people face every time.”
“We need to work on the attitude because when we sent out the names for training; some of the trainees who are here, others even approach the Ministers, others approach their relatives so that we scrap them off the list but we said no.” Said, Frank Mwesigwa – Police Commander, Kampala Metropolitan. According to the IGP, he said that it was through such training that Police was able to improve its operations in Kampala to the extent that riots from political activists are no longer a threat according to him.
