Day: May 10, 2022

Following the viral video that shows a woman assaulting a child, the police at Kira Road Police Station arrested the culprit identified as Deborah Apolot a resident of Kisasi Kanisa zone in Kampala.

Apolot was arrested on Monday 9th May 2022 at about 9pm for allegedly assaulting her 10-year-old son Mark Omiat.

The suspect alleges that on Monday morning she gave Shs5,000 to her son (the victim) to buy groceries at the shop.

However, the boy didn’t return home. She then searched for the child and after finding him, brought him back home and assaulted him.

She has admitted to beating her son as a punishment for misbehaviour.

The incident was captured on camera by the neighbours, who later informed the police. The victim sustained serious injuries and he is receiving treatment.

The victim’s mother will be charged with child torture.

More details will be availed as soon as we get them.

ASP Luke Owoyesigyire Deputy PRO KMP 10.05.2022

Source: Uganda Police Force

The Police is concerned about the continuous incidents of Child Murders arising out of domestic violence, which is a major risk for children. For instance, the territorial police in Wakiso is investigating the alleged torture and murder of Sserubiri Train, a 4-year-old, male juvenile, by the step-mother Asiimwe Honest, at Nakirama cell, Kyengera Town Council, in Wakiso District. The victim was the son of Kizza James, who separated with his mother while two years. The victim’s body had scars on the face and the stomach.

In another incident, the police at Nyendo in Masaka city has put up a serious manhunt for a father, Kilembo Gerald, for the suspected murder of his son, Ssebugwawo Gerald aged 4 months. The suspect who is a drug addict and alcoholic, was in an abusive relationship with his wife Kasozi Hajara, aged 37, at Kirowoza village, Nyendo. On the 1.05.2022, he seriously assaulted his wife, who was carrying their 4-month-old son on the back. She fell down with the child and they both sustained serious injuries. Unfortunately, their son died on the 4.05.2022, due to the injuries suffered.

In Kween district a father called Chemutai Ivan and his wife Chelimo Bena, who doubles as the step mother of Chebet Aron, a 3-year-old male juvenile. The two suspects were arrested on the 06.05.2022, following the disappearance of the victim on the 23.04.2022, and the mother reported by the biological mother Chebet Joy, aged 21. Upon interrogation, it was established that they had strangled the 3-year-old son and buried him at their home. An exhumation order is being processed

In Buvuma district, on the 06.05.2022, at around 3am, a one Wamboka Allan, aged 30 got involved in a serious domestic fight with his wife Magoba Zaina. The victim ran and reported the matter at Nkata police post. Upon her return, she found when the suspect who was a step-father to her one-year old daughter, Safina Kisakyamukama, had stabbed her to death. The suspect also repeatedly stabbed himself and was found lying in a pool of blood. He was rushed to Nkata Health Centre for treatment, where he is being guarded, pending court. The incident happened at Nkata LCI, Lyabana Trading Centre in Buvuma district.

In Gulu district, a one Lakot Susan, a 20-year-old female peasant was arrested for the alleged murder of Lagum, a one-month old baby girl. The mother of the victim on the 6.05.2022, at around 8am, left her baby, being carried on the back of Lakica Mercy, a 7-year-old female juvenile, as she went to the garden. When she returned at 10am, she untied the baby from the back of the baby sister, only to find the baby dead. They filed a report to police after learning that Lakot Susan, a 20-year-old, female peasant, of Paromo village, Paduny parish, Awach sub-county, in Gulu district, had at some stage removed the baby, took her inside the house, and strangled her to death. She returned the body of the baby and wrapped it on the back of the baby sitter, then disappeared.

Another incident occurred on the 8.05.2022 at around 1:30am, in Acerer village, Moruita Sub-county in Nakapiripirit district, where a one Iriama Christine who was in a drunken state, felt to the ground and rolled herself around, while pressing her 3-month-old baby boy, called Ngorok Joshua. The baby died while on her back which lead to the arrest of the mother.

All the incidents above show how vulnerable children are due to acts of domestic violence or reckless behavior by parents and guardians. We call upon the public to report any incidents where children are vulnerable to the nearest police station, LCs. Probation officers and any other NGOs advocating for Children’s rights.

Source: Uganda Police Force

Today at about 1am while our officers were on foot patrol in areas of Jagala cell, Kavule Ward, Gombe Division in Wakiso District, they heard someone crying for help in the home of Besweri Kizito, 55. The officers allegedly distributed themselves around all corners of the house and one unidentified male adult got out of Besweri’s house running.

A bullet was discharged to incapacitate the suspect and it hit his leg.

The suspect succumbed to the injuries as he was being rushed to hospital.

We have ascertained that Kizito made a land transaction yesterday and the suspects who were two in number had raided his home with the hope of robbing the money he got from the transaction.

A team of experts from Kasangati Police has visited the crime scene and the incident is currently under investigations , we are also looking for the additionalsuspect since the suspects were two in number . More details will be availed as soon as possible.

Source: Uganda Police Force

Elon Musk on Tuesday said he would reinstate former President Donald Trump's Twitter account.

The Tesla CEO who's vying to buy Twitter and take it private for a reported price tag of $44 billion made the comment at the Financial Times Future of the Car conference.

"I do think that it was not correct to ban Donald Trump," Musk said. "I think that was a mistake because it alienated a large part of the country and did not ultimately result in Donald Trump not having a voice."

Musk added that Trump's ban was "morally wrong and flat-out stupid."

Trump's account was permanently banned after the January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, with Twitter saying his continued presence on the platform was a "risk of further incitement of violence."

Musk added that permanent bans should be "extremely rare" and reserved for "bots, or spam/scam accounts."

"Free speech is the bedrock of a functioning democracy, and Twitter is the digital town square where matters vital to the future of humanity are debated," he said in a recent statement.

Trump has said he does not intend to rejoin Twitter and will focus mostly on the social network he launched called Truth Social.

Source: Voice of America

Following China’s announcement that it would tighten restrictions in Shanghai to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the head of the World Health Organization on Tuesday said the country’s zero-tolerance policy is not sustainable.

Speaking at a media briefing Tuesday, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus noted the behavior of the disease caused by the coronavirus and what experts "anticipate in the future.” He added, “We have discussed this issue with Chinese experts... I think a shift would be very important."

Authorities in Shanghai have tightened restrictions on its 26 million residents, despite a steady decline in new COVID-19 infections.

Residents in some neighborhoods have been informed in writing that they are not allowed to leave their homes or receive deliveries as part of a “quiet period” that would last for at least three days. The new restrictions caught residents by surprise, coming after a brief period of being allowed to move about their neighborhoods.

There have also been accounts posted on Chinese social media sites of residents being forcibly removed from their homes and placed in hotels or quarantine facilities if their neighbors tested positive for the coronavirus, as well as anecdotes of cleanup crews in full protective suits entering apartments to disinfect them.

A Shanghai city official confirmed the move in an interview with The Associated Press, saying the homes of people in older communities with shared bathrooms and kitchens will be disinfected.

The actions prompted open letters posted on social media Sunday by Tong Zhiwei, law professor at Shanghai’s East China University of Political Science and Law, and Liu Dali, a corporate lawyer in Shanghai, to question the legality of such practices.

Nearly all of Shanghai’s residents have been under strict orders for the past six weeks as officials in the Chinese financial hub struggle to contain a mass outbreak of new COVID-19 cases largely driven by a highly contagious omicron variant. The lockdown has led to angry complaints of a lack of fresh food and medicine throughout China’s biggest city.

Officials reported about 3,000 new cases Monday, far below a peak of 26,000 posted in mid-April.

Elsewhere in China, Beijing further tightened COVID-19 curbs on residents Monday with more mass testing and road closures as the country continues with its uncompromising battle with the virus.

Residents of the city’s worst-hit areas were told to work from home while more roads, compounds and parks were sealed off as the capital of 22 million grappled with its worst outbreak since 2020.

China has doubled down on its strict “zero-COVID” policy even as it severely disrupts everyday life and brings economic activity to a halt.

Source: Voice of America