The country is still in a shut down because somebody did a shoddy job at Entebbe Airport.
To-date the 55 cases are mainly from returnees but we are told not all of them were quarantined.
It is a shock that we were assured security was on top of its game with police taking the lead role.
How then do we find ourselves with a situation that 600 plus people sneaked through the airport into the masses?
Entebbe DPC Kawonowo charged with the main duty of ensuring nobody gets out of the airport without the clearance of health officials, still saw himself overpowered by deal makers and some elements in government.
Covid-19 is terrorising the big boys in the western world and are struggling with a vaccine to fix the problem.
These are nations with first class health care system but are being overwhelmed by the number of patients they have to deal with.
We are being told a driver made his way away from the border after he was tested. How many people has he come into contact with before he is arrested?
Kenya is facing a dire situation with numbers souring by the day because of sleepy security personal. They had 32 people fleeing from Madera.
It may look a laughing matter but the growing numbers in the region are not something to smile about.
Allowing an individual to blindfold you with a few shillings is putting not only other people at risk but even yourself who you have come into contact with.
Remember they get close to you when giving a bribe and still get very close when whispering enticing words into your ear.
It is high time police realised it is a matter of life and death. When tasked with a job of saving the lives of 40,000,000 high discipline should be called for. How do you explain a situation the President shuts down the country but individuals go on to print cards to continue to drive at will!
There are challenges in the force, which we all agree with. But then the current situation has not spared those with money, cars and planes.
Across the world, billionaires are all trapped in their houses. The heroes of the day are going to be medics and security personnel who are at the front line of the battle.
It is at such times that many officers earn the medals. Medals come with so much. It is such times when some committed fellows to earn their promotions which obvious come with a price.
We have seen the wonderful job being done by medics at Adjumani, Hoima, Mulago and Entebbe where patients are being treated. They have not witnessed fatalities. Are we saying these guys earn millions?
You don’t need money sometimes to really get a job done. If it is money that is your motivator then their are professions that you should distance your self from.
The picture of a police officer by the bedside of the grand mum who almost got killed by her grandson simply brings joy. But then the works of such officers doesn’t get credit at a time when there is a from hell bent to dirty the water.
The appointing authority continues to cause changes in the force which is good for officers doing their job and to those failing the force.
However, the changes need to be enforced at the recruitment level where individuals are screened thoroughly to remove the weevils before they ushered into the population.
The counter terrorism group are an admirable group. The way they handle their business is up there. They are usually a small group at an event but you will feel their presence. Their training needed to be borrowed and have the normal force go through some elements of it.
With several people looking for jobs, the police may be a dumping ground for such and therefore a harsher training regime would most likely weed them out.
It is of the asking that police leadership out to study the force and come out with fresher ideas based on the ones of the counter terrorism and the army to be able to have a force that can stand up to the requirements of the day.
Award winning journalist and writer who has worked as a stringer for a couple of acclaimed South Africa based German journalists, covered 3 Ugandan elections, 2008 Kenya election crisis, with interests in business and sports reporting.
