VIDEO: Between Facts And Political Gamesmanship, The Tale Of Yusuf Kawooya
Also, at the time of his release, a medical check up was conducted on him and he was given a clean bill of health and as such walked out of Special investigations unit headquarters in Kireeka, a suburb of Kampala on his own two feet.
It’s easier to fool people, than to convince them that they have been fooled, said Mark Twain.
The recent events surrounding the arrest of a one Yusuf Kawoya by security operatives near Christ the king church in Kampala left many an onlookers and the general public that saw the whole scuffle unfold on all forms of media, from traditional to social media not only in shock but even traumatized one can conclude.
The manner in which he was chased down, subdued and brutally arrested left many asking questions about the nature of people running our security agencies and whether they respect the rule of law and human rights in general. As such the Uganda People’s Defence Forces was put to task to explain the events surrounding the arrest of Yusuf Kawoya, and they did explain.
In the 24hours preceding the arrest, the security operatives were arrested and arraigned before the Unit Disciplinary Committee (UDC) at the Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence (CMI) headquarters in Mbuya. Within the next 48 hours, Yusuf Kawoya was released on bond and reunited with his family, in the presence of Nakawa MP Micheal Kabaziguruka and Kawooya’s father and other family members. Also, at the time of his release, a medical check up was conducted on him and he was given a clean bill of health and as such walked out of Special investigations unit headquarters in Kireka, a suburb of Kampala on his own two feet.
But what followed has now become a norm in Ugandan politics these days. Kawoya was quickly surrounded by a number of politicians that included members of the Democratic Party (DP) and misguided to feign grave injury and disability. His family alleged that, he was partially paralysed and could not walk let alone sit straight and eat food. Unknowing to all present, our reporters from this website had closely followed the entire ordeal and managed to gather both pictorial and video evidence and as such, we bring it to you our dear readers, to make your own judgement.
“You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time” Abraham Lincoln.
