CORRIDORS OF POWER
Jul 20, 2008
<b>Lukwago vs Police</b><br>Lukwago’s cat and mouse relationship with the Police is far from over. Even after the Police handed the Democratic Party supporters their offices on Thursday, ending a month-long impasse, their legal adviser, vowed that they would not hold back on party activities.
Lukwago vs Police
Lukwago’s cat and mouse relationship with the Police is far from over. Even after the Police handed the Democratic Party supporters their offices on Thursday, ending a month-long impasse, their legal adviser, vowed that they would not hold back on party activities.
Staring at Kampala-Extra Police boss, Edward Ochom, Lukwago emphatically announced that they would hold a rally in the city next weekend but did not disclose the location. In accordance with a recent court ruling, he vowed that they would only notify and not to request for permission from the Police. “We want to continue interacting with the people. The only way of doing it is by holding rallies. We want assurance that our activities will not be rudely interrupted,†he stated, to ululation of party members, who crammed the small party offices at Dastur Street in Kampala. However, Ochom said the party would be given a greenlight only if they complied with the law.
Kadaga confusing
Presiding over Parliamentary proceedings on Wednesday, deputy speaker Rebecca Kadaga found herself between a rock and a hard place when she conducted a vote on a motion on school fires. At first the opposition voted in favour of a select committee to investigate the fires, but the Movement MPs complained that they had not understood the voting procedure and asked for a fresh voting at which the opposition refused to participate. Interestingly, Movement MPs voted against the opposition. To take a decision, Kadaga had to use the first results and the second results, which is unprecedented. This left many MPs wondering.
Ochom’s defence
Kampala Police chief Edward Ochom is not a wavering man. Despite the nasty incident in Kalerwe, where a botched Police operation left two people dead, Ochom still stood his ground that operations will go on. At a press conference at the Central Police Station recently, Ochom blamed the incident on a breakdown on supervision. He said Police operations would go on, adding that the provision of law and security was paramount. “There is no question about it,†he stated, “The public must accept that we have a duty to keep law and order and so the operations will go on in the city.†He added that the operations will be closely supervised to avoid a repeat of such incidents.
Lukwago’s cat and mouse relationship with the Police is far from over. Even after the Police handed the Democratic Party supporters their offices on Thursday, ending a month-long impasse, their legal adviser, vowed that they would not hold back on party activities.
Staring at Kampala-Extra Police boss, Edward Ochom, Lukwago emphatically announced that they would hold a rally in the city next weekend but did not disclose the location. In accordance with a recent court ruling, he vowed that they would only notify and not to request for permission from the Police. “We want to continue interacting with the people. The only way of doing it is by holding rallies. We want assurance that our activities will not be rudely interrupted,†he stated, to ululation of party members, who crammed the small party offices at Dastur Street in Kampala. However, Ochom said the party would be given a greenlight only if they complied with the law.
Kadaga confusing
Presiding over Parliamentary proceedings on Wednesday, deputy speaker Rebecca Kadaga found herself between a rock and a hard place when she conducted a vote on a motion on school fires. At first the opposition voted in favour of a select committee to investigate the fires, but the Movement MPs complained that they had not understood the voting procedure and asked for a fresh voting at which the opposition refused to participate. Interestingly, Movement MPs voted against the opposition. To take a decision, Kadaga had to use the first results and the second results, which is unprecedented. This left many MPs wondering.
Ochom’s defence
Kampala Police chief Edward Ochom is not a wavering man. Despite the nasty incident in Kalerwe, where a botched Police operation left two people dead, Ochom still stood his ground that operations will go on. At a press conference at the Central Police Station recently, Ochom blamed the incident on a breakdown on supervision. He said Police operations would go on, adding that the provision of law and security was paramount. “There is no question about it,†he stated, “The public must accept that we have a duty to keep law and order and so the operations will go on in the city.†He added that the operations will be closely supervised to avoid a repeat of such incidents.