Given the way some issues are handled by the Uganda Police,
one would be forgiven if they described the force as a media house. Commander
for Metropolitan Kampala Andrew Felix Kawesi decided over the weekend to go
with camera-wielding journalists on his trip to embarrass seven of his colleagues.
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| Kampala Police boss Kawesi |
Like a chameleon looking to catch a fly, Kawesi, in civilian
clothes, with dark glasses covering his eyes, went after his prey. He found his
fellow police bosses at fault. They were missing where he expected them to be.
After accusing them of negligence of duty, he had them arrested
in front of all us – I watched this on TV and saw it in newspapers. These guys
had not murdered, neither had they robbed. Negligence of duty is a big case
they have to answer but, why embarrass them in this way? Is there no better way
of punishing them internally, without having to show us that they are
incompetent? How do you expect the public to respect the Police when you are parading
yourselves as useless people?
On several occasions police bosses have unnecessarily
embarrassed their colleagues in public by inviting journalists to record as
they are arresting them. I am thinking this is bad for the image of the force!
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