From March to today Tuesday October 18, 2011, you are in all probability feeling squeezed by the high price of food and gasoline in Uganda. But authorities are saying you should starve to death in peace than begrudge the grand political corruption you are seeing. Police is saying you can move to your creator on a hollow stomach than hurl huge rocks at them (police) on the streets.
Attempt to walk to work and you are a 'treasonist.' If you are a Journalist, report about 'walkers' and you are promoting activities of treason and terrorism. This is Inspector General of Police Kale Kayihura's latest version of high-level crime in Uganda. And he holds a Masters degree in Law!
But to ask: What is the treason in walking? what should be treason: Walking to office or political theft of $30m? Isn't the latter higher treason?
I think the IGP has overtaken Amarula Family and Theatre Factory (comedy groups in Kampala) at their trade.
After explaining the above to a friend, she jokily insisted that we should begin calling 'Treason' as 'Treaso.' Reason? The later sounds fairly chic. Then she said, " Isn't this what the Minister for Crocodiles calls 'Manvi Yo Kuku?' " (You remember the Ugandan Minister who quite seriously said he could become Minister for Crocodiles? He is now Minister of Justice.)
More seriously, i think that the issues at stake are the 'death' of the right of Assembly, Association, Speech, Expression, Freedom of Movement and Right to practice ones profession (which is my case is Journalism). And these are fundamental rights enshrined in the Uganda constitution!
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