By Juma Nsubuga
State Minister Fisheries Robert Migadde Ndugwa has urged army officers under 155 Marine Battalion to have a human face while executing their operations.
Migadde made the remarks at the official opening of a 4-day 155 marine battalion commanders seminar at the detach headquarters in Entebbe.
He explained that President Museveni appointed the 155 marine battalion to manage the lake across the country to avoid bad fishing methods but according to him, several complaints and petitions have been filed by the public against the misbehaviors of these officers.
He cited corruption, extortion, brutality and luck of human face by Marine officers as some of the complaints.
“Due to rampant complaints from the public, we have decided to organize this seminar for these officers. I pray that by the end of this seminar all public complaints will be solved” Minister Migadde pleaded.
Migadde who is also a Member of Parliament for Buvuma islands county reiterated that unwillingness to appear on the floor of Parliament responding to the cases of rape, corruption among others exhibited by army officers.
“I have come here to bond my self with these officers. To know each other also to solve some of issues raised from the public like corruption, extortion and luck of human faces and brutality ” he said adding that “I don’t want to see my self on the floor of Parliament responding to cases of rape, corruption, extortion among others from army officers’
He urged the officers to embrace President Museveni’s mission of ‘Kisanja no sleep’.
