By Jumah Kakomo
Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) has urged government to institute a Commission of Inquiry to probe into gun violence and murders that have a potential of undermining the security and the image of the country in addition to bringing to book the criminals.
UPC Spokesperson Arach Oyat Sharon says that its high time government implements UPC’s advice which it has offered on several occasions regarding the serious security concerns.
Arach says with the gunning down of the Labour State Minister Hon. Charles Okello Engola to death by his body guard at his home in Kyanja, the outskirts of Kampala City, UPC received this news with profound shock and recommended setting up a Commission of Inquiry to delve into such types of murders with the view of reaching to the root bottom of their cause. Adding that it will guide the government on how to proceed to the next level of dealing with the security concern.
“Before the ink for the recommendation of setting up the Commission of Inquiry to probe these type of gruesome murders, another brutal murder of a Ugandan active blogger, Isma Tusubira A.K.A Jajja Iculi Olaxes happened in the same locality of Kyanja on the night of Saturday 6 th May 2023.
This is a regrettable development which is not very far from the area where the country recently experienced three serious incidents; the murder of Assistant Inspector General of Police Andrew Felix Kaweesi, bomb blast at a pork joint which claimed lives of people and the criminal attack on the Minister of Works and Transport Gen. Katumba Wamala who sustained injuries and left his daughter dead in Kulambiro zone.
This worrying trend gives a negative picture of the country and also threatens investments in terms of investors and tourism hence ruining the national development/revenue thus a need to have it probed and coming up with appropriate measures.” Said Arach
On the issue of floods and heavy rains across UPC advised government to work very closely with the Meteorology Department to have an in depth of climate and weather pattern unfolding in the country and safely relocate citizens residing near disaster prone areas.
They also want the government to ensure that all the required facilities are in place.
