Uganda Tourism Board: Incidents of fights between Royal Guards and Uganda Police in Kasese, Western Uganda (28.11.2016)

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KASESE: On Saturday 26 November 2016, the Uganda Police Force reported fights between guards from a western Uganda royal community and the Uganda Police in Kasese 345km (over 5hrs), west of the city of Kampala.

Today, Monday 28 November, the security agencies have the situation under control and calm is returning to the area. The rest of the country is very peaceful and is a safe place and destination to travel to.

The cause of these clashes is currently being investigated by the Police and other security teams.

We have confirmed that the Uganda Police Force and other security agencies are in Kasese to ensure the peace and safety of people and property. The safety and well-being of our guests, travelers, tourism businesses and their property is our first priority and we shall keep you updated on the situation in the area. Travellers can still enjoy their stay in Uganda’s national parks, cities and islands.

As more information is available we will be providing updates through our website www.visituganda.com; our facebook account: facebook.com/tourismuganda; Twitter: @visit_uganda.

FHRI Condemns arbitrary killings in Kasese (28.11.2016)

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Uganda Law Society Statement on Kasese Killings (28.11.2016)

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Security Operatives given orders to “Shoot-to-Kill” in Kasese; Apparently they did!

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“We took time to talk to the king to get those people out but the king was non-compliant. The only option was to storm the palace and get those people out and get him out for his own security and safety,” (…) “He has to explain his involvement in these incidents. He will be charged with inciting violence and brought to Kampala.” – AIGP Andrew Felix Kaweesi

The scorned, the killed and the burned around the Buhikira Royal Palace, the boda-boda’s sitting and the blood running from the men died by the vicious attacks from the Security Operatives, the Joint Operations from UPDF, UPF and Crime Preventers in Kasese, that sealed off the town, asked the civilians to flee the town and let the Operatives work in silence. The Kasese attack on the Royal Palace we’re supposed to happen without the concern of the people, the citizens of Rwenzori.

“Police order security operatives to ‘shoot to kill’ following fighting between suspected separatists and UPDF in Kasese district” (NBS TV Uganda, 2016).

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The Rwenzururu Kingdom of Kasese, Western Uganda, has been an issue since the NRM doesn’t have the footing there, they use all kind of ploy to play politics. The Rwenzori people are now in the firing line for not wanting to be in submission, the reintegrated kingdom of Rwenzururu under the Omusinga bwa Rwenzururu Charles Wesley Mumbere.

That hasn’t answered the prayers that President Museveni has for the splitting of the district to shuffle more ethnic troubles because he cannot control them with his payments or taxes in the area. What’s the rough numbers are the killings of 42 Royal Guards, around 15 Police Officers and certainly some soldiers. We can also wonder if this are real, but the Police so proud of their work showed the picture of the blasted gates of the Palace with the scorned of dead Royal Guards.

The pictures of dead by the roadside, in-front of the palace and elsewhere as the Security Operatives has been busy with destroying the kingdoms Palace; these pictures are vivid evidence of the state violence against their own. Against the sanctioned king that the President Museveni actually put back in place just a decade ago… now that he got issues with it. He burns it to the ground the only way he knows with bullets, tear-gas and machine-guns to silence the Kingdom’s representatives. This from a kingdom who has given away most weapons earlier in the year and has been attacked by the Flying Squad as well. The evident Joint Operation shows the attempt of getting rid of the Kingdom; maybe once and for all, but that is just talk for now.

We can question the reason for the killings, as the Police found one AK-47 and a Pistol at the Palace. Didn’t find anything else, but we’re able to kill over 40 royal guards and arrest 130 Royal Guards. This is the reality together with the un-named and others who might been hit in the cross-fire as the cameras and people we’re forced to leave the area during the besieged operation of the Security Operation during the weekend.

KTN News Anchor Joy Doreen Biira has today been arrested, she is the one that filmed the burning of the Royal Palace.

The numbers of dead shouldn’t matter, because each soul is much too many at this stage. The UPDF and UPF have this time around left no rock unturned, the word massacre seems righteous as the malicious killings and destruction of the palace shows the intent of President to sign of his rule. He will now rule with the guns, with extended fear and with the same powerful tyranny as his predecessor.

The UPDF have now stepped in the shadows of Idi Amin, the man Museveni proudly fought and also done the same former President Milton Obote who used Gen. Idi Amin to battle Mengo in 1966. This proves that Museveni are following all sort of past rituals of his predecessors, not only with rigging elections, but now killing and detaining royals.

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When the Police and Army are ordered to “shoot and kill” civilians, settle scores with the people of Kasese district as the traditional burial grounds together with the palace has been burned and the Royal Guards either detained or killed. Proves the use of Crime Preventers to silence the town as well, as the towns people we’re evacuated while the process of killings we’re occurring there the aftermath of 48 hours of systematic violence ending in burning of unknown people and surely evidence of the viciousness that occurred at Palace. Some we’re even said to be burned alive inside palace unaccounted for at this moment. That proves the extent of murder that the Security Organization goes to at this point of time.

The time for the mourning and wondering why President Museveni sanctioned the “shoot to kill” of these people, the bloody murders, the tied on their hands left on the side of the road, the family members of the Rwenzururu Kingdom’s Royal Guards and the Security Organization that we’re ordered to kill them. Those men we’re all are just useful for the purpose of following the will of President and for that reason had to die during the last 48 hours. Clearly the vindictive acts of oppression, violence and senseless killings shouldn’t happen without anyone in charge getting repercussions, because the Kasese are a proof of what levels of tyrant Museveni is. Museveni is now a gangster who wear the hat of the Government and who assault the fellow peers into submission or by death if they don’t comply; because he does not follow any ordinary reasoning anymore.

The allies of Uganda, should ask themselves if they want to be involved in supporting and donating funds to this man who kills his own without any questions to prove a point and keep his honour, not to think of argument and own pity for their own. The President is now walking in the shoes of the ones that were in issue in the past. The American and British, all the other who now are behind and feeds this Government should question themselves, because the Army Training of the US is now used to terrorise the Ugandan People and their Monarchs for the sake of it.

We should mourn, but also remember the culprits behind the events that left the scorns of dead and destruction of the Royal Palace in Kasese. Peace.

Part of the Obusinga Bwa Rwenzururu palace ablaze (Youtube-Clip)

IGP Kayihura letter.: “Joint UPDF/Police Operations in Rwenzori Regions” (27.11.2016)

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UPDF continues their occupation of Kasese, as they detain the King and burns his Palace!

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“We suspect that the attackers might have acquired weapons from Congo” – AIGP Andrew Felix Kaweesi

As there been reported that even as the siege of Rwenzururu Kingdoms Palace at Kasese, the levels of killings of Royal Guards, Soldiers, Police Officers and Civilians; as well as their reports of Crime Preventers that we’re sent from Fort Portal to Kasese to settle scores with the civilians.

The Ombusinga bwa Rwenzururu Charles Wesley Mumbere we’re arrested and taken by helicopter to be questioned at in Kampala. What is been showed online is disturbing pictures of civilians killed in the streets and carried away by the Police Officers and Soldiers, pictures I don’t want to share, but is possible to see on Facebook. Its brothers and sisters, who could have been our kin. That been called terrorist by the Authorities, but before trial killed in the midst of streets of Kasese, as the Security Operatives sealed the town and also went with all force towards the Buhikira Royal Palace, where they killed a dozen of Royal Guards and casualties on the way.

Earlier this morning the gunshots and bullets have been fired around the palace as it has continued from yesterday. It’s been heard in the streets around the palace so the Automatic Weapons has been used by the Army and Police to stop the men at the Palace.

While the Uganda Police Force under the Intelligence of Kaweesi pounds on the creation of “Yiira Republic” like the useful tool it is, because it resurface every-time the Authorities knocks on the Palace in Kasese. This proves the inevitable excuse of the Security Organziation. The Army has claimed they have killed 41 militants, if so they are partly the Royal Guards of the King of Kasese, that the

“Now, UPDF second division spokesperson Capt.Arthur King Timbaganya says the death toll is increasing. He however says the force will further update the media later. He adds that they are engaging the Obusinga bwa Rwenzururu king and leaders in closed door meetings aimed at bringing back peace to the region” (91.2 Crooze FM, 27.11.2016).

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“Update: 23 royal guards,13 police officers dead. Omusinga insists on keeping his guards while army wants them to surrender” (NTV Uganda, 27.11.2016).

Today the Army as they have airlifted the Omusinga and yesterday the Queen detained at Kabarole, they have taken it further and even lit the Palace on fire to prove their ill-intent against the Kingdom.  The king himself will during today be transferred to Luzira Maximum Security Prison while waiting for charges as he was besieged from yesterday.

A look into the History as the Mengo Palace has also been attacked by the Government back in the day. As they didn’t want to comply with then President Obote, as the King didn’t want his Kasese District put into four districts. Therefore the President Museveni sent his guns to silence the Kingdom with force and forcing him to comply.

“The 1966 Crisis:

On 15 April 1966 with the  Parliament surrounded by troops, Milon Obote introduced without notice a new constitution to be voted upon that very day. It was passed without debate and the Prime Minister informed Members of Parliament (MPs) that they would find their copies in their pigeonholes. This constitution came to be known as the Pigeonhole Constitution. Amongst other things, the federal constitutional status of kingdoms was abolished and the office of Prime Minister merged with that of the President and all executive powers became vested in Milton Obote.Milton Obote declared Uganda a republic” (…) “The Kabaka and his kingdom establishment at Mengo refused to recognize the supremacy of the pigeonhole constitution, insisting on the 1962 consitution. On 24th May 1966 the Uganda army under the command of General Idi Amin but on the orders of Obote stormed the Kabaka’s Palace. . The Kabaka managed to escape and went to exile in Britain where he later died from” (Fortuneof Africa.com – History of Uganda).

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So now the UPDF has under another General or Operative attacked a Royal Palace and forced the King out of it, this after killing dozens of Royal Guards, which they also did earlier in the year. This is revising of the history under Dr. Milton Obote, but in the name of President Museveni who tends to repeat history, with just more flawed outcome and modern excuses like the Yiira Republic, which hasn’t been in the lingo except for when they attack the Palace.

Today there are even reports that people are still hiding in Kasese, for instance at the Springs Hotel International in the Central Kasese.

“Security source tells us over 130 royal guards have been arrested in the raid on the palace” (Raymond Mujuni, 27.11.2016). If so this with the levels of killings from the soldiers are the total guards of the Palace into the levels of 160 or 170. Because the reports of killings yesterday we’re 32 Royal Guards, together with all the other who died over the 48 hours shows the ill-intent of the Security Organization.

This here is not over. There will come more and the reported numbers of civilians, soldiers, royal guards and Police Officers who has lost their lives, and all the ones that has been hurt by the violence, as I am sure there even Crime Preventers with machetes who has hurt fellow citizens in the will of the President. Peace.

#PoliceBrutality Letter- Re: Uganda Vs Mohammed Sebuufu & Others (August 2016)

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Magistrate halts case against IGP Kayihura pending constitutional court decision (Youtube-Clip)

“The Makindye Magistrates’court has formally stayed the criminal prosecution of the Inspector General of Police General Kale Kayihura and seven of his senior police commanders over torture. On Monday morning, Presiding Grade One magistrate, Juliet Nakitende, ordered that the proceedings against Kayihura be halted until the court receives further directives from the Constitutional Court. Magistrate Nakitende was moved by an order issued and signed by the Deputy Chief Justice Steven Kavuma last Friday, which suspended the said trial until the Constitutional Court hears and determines a petition filed by a city advocate Robert Rutalo challenging Kayihura’s trial on torture charges. Justice Kavuma’s order was served and presented before court by David Wandera Oudo, Rutalo’s advocate. The DPP represented by the Makindye court Resident State Attorney, Immaculate Angutoko, also informed court that he has officially taken over Kayihura’s prosecution and only needs assistance from private lawyers to avail him with the necessary evidence. After court, the petitioner in the Constitutional Court Rutalo told journalists that he was never paid by Gen. Kayihura to challenge the IGP’s trial” (NTV Uganda, 2016)

Opinion: The Ugandan State Officials tries to Torpedo the #PoliceBrutality Case of IGP Kayihura!

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The Ugandan Officials cannot help themselves even if they are drowning in Lake Albert; they will still claim: “There isn’t any WATER here!” That is just the way they are for the moment. They are just for the moment more focused on the brown envelopes from the Executive, than actually taking care of the neglect of service towards the citizens. That is the key for them at the moment… why do I say that?

Well, the Police Brutality and the questionable behaviour of the Police Force in the recent months and for a long while finally ended in a petition and a Court Case at the Makindye Magistrate Court. Something that first got the impunity of the Police Commanders and the Head of the Department IGP Kale Kayihura to disobediently smooch with fellow compatriots from Algeria than show up in Court that day.

After that we’re the violent supporters of Kayihura and the Police a lawyer’s car and also closed of the area to seal off the petitioners against the lawmen. The demonstrations and their behaviour we’re sanctioned by the Police, while the Police has on the same acts of the Opposition or ordinary citizens acted with violence or detaining fellow citizens. So the ironic staged affairs are openly showing the blatant disregard for equal laws for the people. The Police Force and their commanders are apparently above the law.

So tomorrow the Police Commanders are supposed to answer for their brutal affairs and misconduct in service as civil servants. They represent the people and they are supposed to create a safe society. Instead they are the once that have a monopoly on violence against innocent citizens. At the same time before the weekend the all but famous for justice and just understand of law. Honourable and Deputy Court Justice (DCJ) Stephen Kavuma kind of thinking of cancelling it or disperse it. This happens days after DPP Mike Chibita wanted to control it and now even the DCJ Kavuma even drops his few cents. So that the Makindye Magistrate Court becomes second fiddle to the other Government Law Officials who want’s to torpedo the case.

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The DCJ Stephen Kavuma who has fought against the Forum for Democratic Change during the early year and suspended the party who answered the fraudulent election and cast of ballots. So the Defiance campaign we’re shut down with Interim Order, so again the Justice Officer showed his gallant ways to counter normalcy to please his fellow Executive. Because the Executive is above the law and the men who shield him can do what they please. The rest have to beg for mercy even when the Police go against the law and detain people without any warrant or just cause. If they are detained days upon days for wearing wrong T-shirt or being a part of Consultation meeting for the wrong party. Even when they are detained days upon days when the local judge have ordered them free, the Police Commander still let the linger in jail without any charge. That can be supported, but a Police Brutality case against the Police Commanders and IGP Kayihura proves that the law is not similar to them all.

The FDC and their men have battled court and have to take every precaution when they are detained and released from prison. And if they don’t show up on time to court, than they are sanctioned and house-arrested even when the warrant or charge is non-existent towards them. So when the Defiance Campaign we’re a problem they we’re on them like they we’re a disease and needed quick remedy.

But when it comes to his case and the case against the Police Commanders he can show disregard. He disgraces the court and the basic lawfulness. As he is on the top and sanctions other citizens and political opposition he acts without any caution. Still, with that in mind his men and leadership acts without honour or bravery.

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While he had “supporters” around the Makindye Magistrate Court last time who violently and closed off the area where they tormented the petitioners. Now, today there a celebration and rally for Crime Preventers who are most likely going to protest the case in Kampala and Makindye tomorrow. As the shipped pocket-changed loose-police affiliated organization will be used as a tool to oppress the opinion of the police brutality. As they will be day after left behind in Kampala as the Uganda Police Force doesn’t pay them to travel home to whatever district in Ankoli, Acholi, Busoga or Toro they really are from. The same they did during the campaign period… The NRM and the Police Force cannot help themselves when it comes to this.

When just comes 24 hours to Kampala, the Crime Preventers as they have to fight extreme crime in the City just before Court case happens. Just as they think people are stupid and can’t put two and two together. They come to claim the legality and shut down the citizens who might want to show up and question the behaviour against the state and their top-officials. Something IGP Kayihura and his top Police Commanders are. They are top-officials and men who supposed to be regarded and leaders. The Uganda Police isn’t above the law, even if the lawmakers and justices are letting them go off the hook right now. Because the reality is that the citizens and the ones watching knows that the Police Brutality will be torn in the flesh. Not only to the ones who we’re beaten for “just being on the wrong street at the wrong time”, but also the leaders who sanctioned the behaviours of the Police Officers to do so!

They will not be forgotten, all the live-bullets, killings, the hurt people after the mambas and the beatings after political rallies. They will be victims that will be on the CV of IGP Kale Kayihura. This will be words in the remembrance of the Police Commander, that I’m not so sorry to say: “he didn’t give a fuck about the lives of the citizens of Uganda”. He only cared about his own position and the ruling party existence, but not justice for all men under the law. That is what this case and the actions of all parts of the state shows disregard for decency and justice. The other people are acted upon as they are guilty before proven innocent. While the IGP Kayihura and his Police Commanders are innocent and above the law, before proven guilty; which is the disregard of the law. If you think otherwise you have to get your mind corrected. Peace.