By Mary Karugaba

Members of Parliament have questioned the Police Force for accepting Pastor Robert Kayanja and other individuals’ offer to renovate Police barracks.

The MPs on the public accounts committee yesterday asked officials headed by the undersecretary, Winnie Kabogoza, to explain why they accepted the offer.

They said such offers would compromise the Police’s impartiality.

“Allowing people to do work for you is putting you in a fix. How then are you going to treat them when they commit a crime?” the committee chairman, Nandala Mafabi, asked.

MP Tom Kazibwe asked why the force solicited for public offers yet the Government stopped former Police boss Lt.Gen. Edward Katumba Wamala from getting funds to buy patrol vehicles.

“At this rate, you will find hardcore criminals offering to renovate some of your barracks,” Kazibwe said.

Kabogoza said they sought public support because they were disparate.

She said the force received only sh800m annually for maintenance.

“This is part of the private-public partnership. Jomayi property has also come in,” she said.

The Police commissioner in charge of legal services, Samuel Kyomukama, said: “We understand your fears. You can’t feed from someone’s hand and then treat him badly. It’s not good because it compromises the impartiality.”

Asked about allegations of bosses sexually harassing female officers, Kyomukama said: “Police officers are also individuals. They are a mirror of society.”

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