Security personnel protest as commanders pocket Namugongo allowances

“Everyone who spent nights in the cold at Namugongo is not happy with Mzee (Commandant Military) for carrying away their allowances.”

These were words from a source in the Military police circles in reference to reports that a section of soldiers and police were not happy after working tirelessly during the Martyr’s Day celebrations.

Word has it that whereas other sister security forces personnel such as ISO, CMI, regular forces and Prisons were paid their per diem as is always the case every year, the military police officers did not receive a penny despite deploying heavily at both shrines in Namugongo as well as Munyonyo where an explosion occurred.

“He (Commandant) went, signed for the money and took off with it. The boys are not happy at all with that Mzee,” the source added.

Earlier, an anonymous police officer sent a related complaint to Dr Jimmy Spire, a Makerere University Don and social media activist.

The complainant claimed some commissioners had picked their money but refused to pay the low ranking officers.

According to the complainant, cops reached an extent of fighting over allowances at Kira Police Station.