When tragedy claims a prominent Ugandan, it is not unusual for us to desperately look for answers to why it happened, and for public officials to reactively devise solutions.
Many Ugandans are still appalled at last Monday's heart-wrenching murder of renowned prosecutor Joan Namazzi Kagezi, gunned down right before her children. We join her family, friends and the rest of Uganda to mourn a woman acclaimed as an accomplished professional.
During Thursday's requiem service at St Luke's Church in Ntinda, police chief Kale Kayihura argued that the constitutional requirement to produce suspects in court in 48 hours was one of the reasons criminals like those who killed Kagezi thrived.
Gen Kayihura reasoned that such a requirement hampers police work because it is too difficult to gather requisite evidence in 48 hours so as to be able to take someone to court.
With all due respect, we think the police boss needs to find other explanations for failure to resolve murders. As chief justice Bart Katureebe argued in church, the urgent need to fight murderers and terrorists should not compromise the rule of law, which is underpinned by respect for human rights. Read more
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