15 arrested over nude dancing

Dec 31, 2006

FIFTEEN people suspected of participating in lewd acts in a Kampala entertainment club, have been arrested. <br>The seven scantily-dressed women and eight men were picked from Park View Hotel that overlooks the Old Taxi Park in Kampala on Friday morning.

By Herbert Ssempogo

FIFTEEN people suspected of participating in lewd acts in a Kampala entertainment club, have been arrested.
The seven scantily-dressed women and eight men were picked from Park View Hotel that overlooks the Old Taxi Park in Kampala on Friday morning.

The raid at the hotel, notorious for nude dances commonly known as kimansulo, followed complaints from the public, Kampala Central Police Station chief Ivan Nkwasibwe said yesterday.

Revellers paid sh2,000 to get into the hall and watch the show akin to a pornography movie. The shows usually start with music.

“When it kicked off, the women were completely naked. They neither had knickers nor brassieres,” Nkwasibwe said.

The moment the women came on stage, the eight men started caressing them as they continued dancing seductively.
It was then that Nkwasibwe’s team, which was embedded in the audience, rounded up the group and led it to the city’s central Police stattion
The hotel owner, Babirye Mugerwa, was questioned before being released on bond.

The suspects are to face various charges tomorrow. The charges include being idle and disorderly and corrupting the public’s morals.

Nkwasibwe announced that the operation was the beginning of a series of others meant to rid the city of immorality.

“The practice had been fought in the past but it is slowly returning. It will not be accepted and the public is warned. Anyone found participating in such shows will be arrested and charged,” he warned.

Several entertainment places in Bakuli, Bwaise, Kabalagala and Nakulabye stage nude shows.

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