Police to conduct self-defense session for women

Mar 01, 2018

The Uganda Police deputy police spokesperson, Polly Namaye, said in the run up to the International Women’s Day celebrations, police has offered to train all women willing to undertake lessons in self-defense.

Police is set to conduct sessions intended to equip women with self- defense skills.

The current and the previous women murders in Kampala, Entebbe, Wakiso and other parts of the country among other forms of injustices against women suggest a lot of measures needed to be considered to protect women.

The 28-year-old Susan Magara is the recent victim of this heinous crime.      
 
The body of Magara, kidnapped on February 7, was dumped in Kitiko-Birongo swamp located along the newly constructed Entebbe express highway. 

She was working as a cashier at Bwendero Dairy Farm procurement offices located along Kabaka njagala road in Mengo, a Kampala suburb.

Magara was Thursday buried at their ancestral home located in Kitoba sub-county Hoima district.

This has piled pressure for action in the run up to the marking of International Women's Day.

The Police deputy spokesperson, Polly Namaye, said in the run up to the International Women's Day celebrations, police has offered to train all women willing to undertake lessons in self-defense.

Self-defense skills for women are among the week -long range of activities police announced starting Thursday to March 8.

She disclosed that this would take place on March 5 at Kampala Serena Hotel.

However, she was not committal on whether the sessions would continue and broaden to the country side.
 
The other activities include a lecture on financial management by operation wealth creation (OWC) at their offices located at Kamwokya in Kampala on March 3.
 
Namaye said this would be held on March 5 ahead of the official commissioning Uganda Police Women Association on March 6.

This association according to Namaye intends to advocate for the female police officers' visibility at the point of recruitment, operations and deployment.

Namaye said for the whole of this week, they would be doing the activities that portrayed the visibility of a woman.

She revealed that women police officers would dominate visibility at most key points mostly in the city of Kampala.

On Thursday, female police officers dominated most spots in Kampala; they were scene controlling traffic flow at different junctions connecting in and out of the city.

The female police officers from counter terrorism and other police sections were also seen manning security in what Namaye described as a show of women strength that they can protect Ugandans.

Their visibility was much felt a long Jinja road, Queen's tower and Kibuye along Entebbe road.

In Uganda, Women's Day is a national holiday celebrated on 8 March. On this day people acknowledge women's contributions to their families and societies and also stress on the requirement for improved treatment and rights for women.

This year it will be marked in Mityana district under the theme:  ‘press for progress'.

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