EDITORIAL
By Samuel Sejjaaka
This piece started life as a self-congratulatory tweet by the @UgandaUPF (Uganda Police) #fikasalama team on Iganga Road. They had arrested a lorry carrying natives either on their way to the market, a wedding or burial (the things we natives usually go to in groups). The photo in the tweet showed the passengers squatting in the back (flat bed) of the lorry to evade surveillance or for safety. I have been in the back of a lorry several times, so I suppose it was a bit of both.
My response was to congratulate the police for ‘arresting’ the natives. They seemed not to appreciate the fact that their lives were in danger. Indeed operation Fika Salaama (arrive safely) has done a lot to save us from the horrors we were witnessing, especially on “Massacre” road. But, being my true self, I just couldn’t let it go, because the irony of the bigger picture. Arresting natives without formally providing an alternative means of conveyance was in my opinion rather blasé. “What happened to Uganda Transport Company?” I tweeted.
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