New Vision reports the Member of Parliament Winfred Kiiza who was pictured slapping a suspect in police custody denied doing so in a police statement.
A Ugandan female legislator slaps a suspect in police custody. A New Vision photo
And who will take up that case? A woman beggar is assaulted by a politician and with no idea of the justice system such a case will be left to collect dust in the police station. I hope somehow this MP would be taught about consequences of taking the law in your hands.
And there goes a news report detached from the context of the incident and any sort of deviation from the statement of denial.
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editor, public speaker, feminist writer, award-winning blogger and socio-political analyst. Words seen in international media like The Guardian, Al Jazeera, Quartz and Mundo Negro. Expertise in new media, social justice, migration, gender, peace and security issues. Was honored with the 2018 Anna Guèye Award for her work on digital democracy, justice and equality by Africtivistes. The World Economic Forum Young Global Leaders under the age of 40.
I studied Mass Communication at Makerere University, short courses on Non-violent conflict at Tufts University, Global Leadership and Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School and MA in Media, Peace and Conflict Studies from the University for Peace. Outside Uganda, I have lived in Costa Rica, Switzerland and a bit in Ethiopia.
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