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Uganda: Kyenjojo Prisoners Walk 38kms to Court
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New Vision (Kampala)
9 May 2008
Posted to the web 9 May 2008
Josephine Maseruka
Kampala
SUSPECTS from Butiiti Prison in Mwenge county, Kyenjojo district, walk 38kms to the court for trial.
The shocking revelation was made yesterday by the Uganda Human Rights Commission chairperson, Margaret Sekaggya.
Briefing journalists in Kampala yesterday, she said the suspects often don't reach in time to the court located at the district headquarters.
"They often miss court sessions and tread back to Butiiti, prolonging their stay in prison."
She said the commission had asked the Uganda Prisons to either take the suspects to the court or the hearings be held at Butiiti sub-county headquarters.
The human rights body condemned the rampant killings and robberies in Kampala, especially in the suburbs of Kiwatule, Najeera, Kyanja, Kisaasi and Kulambiro.
However, it commended the Government, especially the Police, for trying to improve security through its new initiative of community policing.
In the last three months, Kampala has been hit by a wave of robberies and murders.
Many people have been maimed on their way home.
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When contacted, the Police deputy spokesperson said 100 people were arrested in connection with the robberies. "They have given us clues on the suspects we have been hunting for in Kawempe, Nateete, Kalerwe and Nansana.
The rights body dismissed allegations that the UPDF detains and tortures the Karimojong found with illegal guns during the disarmament exercise.
People interviewed in Namogorath and Nabwal villages in Moroto district had told the commission that the army had not committed such atrocities.
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