Police in Kampala has foiled a protest by a group of three alleged torture victims marching to the residence of the Deputy Speaker of Parliament Hon Anita Among.
The group holding clutches as a symbol of torture stormed the residence of the Deputy Speaker in Kololo with placards showing their need for Parliament’s intervention in acts of torture being continuously meted on civilians.
The group was also protesting the current motion to censure Mityana Municipality Mp Francis Zaake who is also the Parliamentary Commissioner. Zaake is currently before the rules and disciplinary committee for insulting statements he uttered on twitter against the person of the Deputy Speaker.
He was retaliating to mocking statements the Deputy Speaker made in regard to him while Parliament during the 8th debate on a torture statement tabled by the Acting Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Muruli Mukasa.
According to our reporter Minah Nalule, the group arrived at Kololo on Boda Bodas that stopped about 100 meters from Hon Among’s house, they proceeded with the placards and clutches acting out as if they were victims of torture.
The placards read “Anita Among why do you condone torture?”, “Anita Among must stop mafia games and serve Ugandans,justice for Zaake”
The youths were greeted and asked to leave by police officers manning security at Hon Among’s residence. Fearing arrest, the youths dropped their clutches and fled the scene on Boda Bodas.
Police on Monday last week foiled a vibrant protest by a group of youths marching to the United Nations Human Rights Commission (UNHCR) with a petition to block funding to Uganda.
Eight youths alleging torture on them by security agencies presented their petition to the UNHCR head offices in Kololo, Kampala, challenging the mandate of Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) in fighting the continued state violence on citizens.
The group stormed the offices with placards reading “UN stop funding Uganda Human Rights Commission” one of the placards had pictures of tortured victims with rotting wounds on the legs and backs of several unidentified victims.
Compiled by Minah Nalule
