Let's end this

THE one-and-half-year-old boy kidnapped from Bugolobi, an upscale Kampala suburb, three weeks ago, was yesterday found killed in a swamp in a Kamwokya slum.

Three people are being held in connection with the kidnap and murder of the boy, a son to Sven Karekaho of the Uganda Revenue Authority and Naome Karekaho, the spokesperson of the environment watchdog, NEMA.

The family was too devastated by the murder.

If this doesn't break your heart, i don't know what will! Allow me, therefore, to suggest possible ways of proceeding that will not only ensure that the suspects give up credible info but will also send a stern message to would be copycats.

Warning: Some methods suggested in this post are likely to offend those sensitive to images of pain and blood

1. The Hand Saw: straight down the line brutality

Torture devices don’t come more downright extreme than the Hand Saw, and the diagram leaves little to the imagination. The victim was hung upside down to supply the brain with oxygen and slow down the blood loss so that they didn’t lose consciousness and died a suitably slow and excruciating death.

This cheap but effective two-man torture method was used to cut people in half throughout the Middle Ages, with those accused of adultery and blasphemy among the many who felt the Saw’s teeth bite. In Russia it seems to have been a favourite with judges for witches impregnated by “nightmare devils” or even by Satan himself. Now there’s an argument in favour of contraception.

2.The Guided Cradle: intruding where it really hurts

OK, let’s get this over with: an excruciating looking instrument sometimes referred to as the Judas Cradle or Chair. The accused was sat on top of a pyramid-shaped seat, with the point implanted rudely in their naked nether regions.

Some theories suggest the idea was to stretch and slowly impale the victim, with weights perhaps added to their legs. Others reckon the emphasis lay on hoisting and repeatedly lowering the victim onto the tip, varying the pressure while keeping them awake – hence its other name: the Vigil. Either way, it was pretty near unbearable. Apparently originally designed to get people to talk without causing undue injury and breakage of bones, it could still easily break the skin – while also leaving a few mental scars – and was potentially fatal. Heard enough?

3.Lead sprinkler

This tool, which kinda reminds me of a holy water sprinkler, was filled with either molten lead, tar, boiling oil or boiling water, then used to bless, errr, torture its victims by dripping its contents on their stomach, back and other body parts. Sounds like standard S&M practice to me, only with a greater deal of pain.

4.The Wheel

This device is known by many names, such as breaking wheel and Catherine wheel, but it only means one thing to those who perished by this means: pure agony.

The Wheel is more like an execution device, but the hours before actual death is excruciating. The victim is tied to the side of the wheel, then gets every bone in his body shattered one by one by an executioner using a hammer or an iron bar. Victims of this form of torture often took hours, or even days to die. Some were “fortunate” enough to be granted “mercy”, in the form of fatal blows to the chest or stomach.

5.Revolving Drum

Think of this one as somewhat akin to grating cheese, only this one grates a human torso ever so slowly. A popular tool in Spain for extracting information from prisoners many years ago, the Revolving Drum calls for victims to be put into it face down, their heads through the upper pillory and their legs firmly strapped. Their torsos pressed against a spiked drum, the prisoners are then asked questions. Any sign of resistance, and the torturer then slowly rotates the drum one full revolution. This process is repeated, and torturers even go to the extent of placing weights on the backs of victims to further press their torsos towards the spiked drum and cause more pain. The result, naturally, is death by very slow disembowelment.

6.Rat Torture

This method tortures both man and rodent, but it is man who tends to end up dying a horrifying death. A victim is completely restrained, and a full-grown rat is placed upon his or her stomach. The rat will be confined within a cage placed on top of it, which would then be heated, freaking the rat out enough to frantically burrow its way into the only way out: the victim's stomach and intestines.

7. GOLOLA!

.....Please feel free to suggest any more results oriented methods that i may have missed.

National prayers set for Sunday

WITH so much sin taking place in the country, the President has declared Sunday, June 20, a national day of prayer and repentance.
The President said in a statement that while God has blessed the country with peace, security, democracy and economic growth, Ugandans are indulging in immoral acts that might lead to God’s furry. He cited corruption, sexual perversion, human sacrifice and witchcraft as some of the immoral acts rampant these days.

Being the Christian that i am, i know for certain that the prayer of a RIGHTEOUS man yields much. (that's if you are praying to the one and only true God)
But i also know that God works through us to do His work on earth. A friend once told a story of how she prayed day in and out for God to deal with her itchy scalp. One day after her prayer session, God told her to wash it!
I believe in prayer, but i also believe in not ignoring reports by commissions of inquiry,...
Oh Uganda, may God uphold thee

Kiboko Squad whips Besigye

Dr Kizza Besigye, the Forum for Democratic Change president, was yesterday flogged by policemen and members of the Kiboko Squad vigilante group as he led a demonstration against the Electoral Commission in Kampala.

The incident occurred at Clock Tower Playground where his supporters had gathered for a second rally after the first one failed when the police cordoned off the Railway ground where it was scheduled to take place.

It took about five minutes for FDC youth league members; Michael Kabaziguruka, Francis Mwijukye, Frank Atukunda and Sam Mugumya to rescue Dr Besigye. He would later say that Inspector General of Police, Maj. Gen. Kale Kayihura, issued the order for him to beaten. “Beating me means nothing because I am ready to die if that is the only way of saving this country,” Dr Besigye said. “We shall die rather than live under a terrorist regime.”

...This 'kiboko' squad made an appearance a few years back but the police denied awareness of their existence. What bothers me is how the always conveniently show up on behalf of the police.

(in Besigye's accent)..Kaihura! Kaihura!

Student suspended for flashing ‘V’ sign at Museveni rally

A student of Sebei College, Tegeres in Kapchorwa has been expelled indefinitely from school for allegedly flashing the “V” sign, a presumed opposition symbol, in full view of President Museveni. Joshua Wambede, a Senior Two student, allegedly made the sign as President Museveni toured the school and took pictures with students. “This angered many officials at this function and has been viewed as a sign of indiscipline on the side of a student,” headmaster Fredrick Chesang Sindet wrote in a June 7 letter to the boy’s parents. “He has therefore been suspended indefinitely pending the decision of the Board of Governors,” Mr Sindet wrote. Mr Museveni visited the school on Sunday as part of his Bonna Baggagawale popularisation tour in the far eastern district. The boy’s mother, Ms Norah Muduli, said the school had no reason to dismiss her son. “I feel so disappointed and depressed that my son had to be sent away from school for such a reason,” a sobbing Ms Muduli told Daily Monitor yesterday. “When I visited the school this morning, the entire administration was hostile towards me. The headmaster and teachers were abusive and disrespectful,” she said. ...i thought we were living in a democracy. Your excellency, please respond.

VP Bukenya, Kutesa face Chogm charges

The Director of Public Prosecutions has given Prime Minister Apolo Nsibambi a list of criminal cases arising out of various investigations into the abuse of public funds during the 2007 Commonwealth summit.

Among those featuring on Mr Richard Buteera’s list are Vice President Gilbert Bukenya, Mr Sam Kutesa (Foreign Affairs), Mr John Nasasira (Works), Mr Isaac Musumba (regional cooperation) and Mr Khidu Makubuya (Attorney General).

......Just as i was starting to get excited, it hit me that something wasn't right. I read on for my asnwer...

Security Minister Amama Mbabazi, who was mentioned in the Chogm report by Parliament, however, is not listed in the DPP’s letter.

.......Hmmmm. Someone, please expain this - i may be having a blonde morning

Briton arrested for phone theft

A BRITON claiming to be hard up on Wednesday narrowly survived a mob after he grabbed a sleek cell phone from a Kampala city shop and ran away. Wearing a black shirt, matching trousers and white shoes, Robert Hobson, 55, a retired British Airways engineer, walked to a shop and asked for a phone. “He asked the attendants if they had a BlackBerry phone that would enable him access the Internet,” Monday Johnson Agaba, the Central Police Station crime chief, told The New Vision. The shop, Nokia Phones, is located on Kirumira Towers on William Street in Kampala. An attendant, Barbara Ruth Sseruga, handed Hobson the BlackBerry phone worth sh450,000. “As soon as the attendants handed him the phone, he walked out of the shop without paying for it,” Agaba stated. He hurried out of the building but Sseruga and colleagues made an alarm as they chased the haggard-looking Hobson. He was cornered near Radio One on Dastur Street. The man appeared before the Buganda Road magistrate, Matthias Tumwijuke, and pleaded guilty and was given a caution. Caution,really? I bet you that if it were a Ugandan, he would have been roughed up and placed in the back of a police patrol truck and would have to endure kicks from police boots enroute to remand. Shouldn't this guy have been remanded then deported: That's what they would have done back in his land

Museveni, Kikwete for Nyerere sainthood

PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni and his Tanzanian counterpart, Jakaya Kikwete, have supported the crusade to declare former Tanzanian president Julius Nyerere a saint.

The two presidents yesterday attended a special service for Nyerere at the Namugongo Martyrs’ Shrine and testified to his goodness, which they said should qualify him for sainthood.

“I am a witness to Nyerere’s devotion. The Bible is clear. It says we shall know them by their fruits not by their words. Tanzania is a country of Christians, Muslims and animists but Mwalimu (Nyerere) was able to unite them by demonstrating that they are all children of God,” Museveni said. ........Will the same be said about you, Mr. President?

“We should continue praying that Nyerere reaches the next stage of being declared blessed of God, and then saint,” he said. ........Transfer this zeal to the fight against corruption

All those in favour of Saint Museveni say aye....

..was that a pin drop?

68% want Museveni to quit in 2011

Ugandans are generally satisfied with the way President Museveni has led the country but almost seven out of every 10 citizens say he should not seek re-election in 2011, a new Daily Monitor poll reveals. Sixty-seven per cent of the respondents said they were either “satisfied” or “very satisfied” with the way Mr Museveni had led the country. However, asked whether President Museveni should stand for re-election next year, 68 per cent said “NO”. Tamale Mirundi, please pass this on to our beloved