“I work with State House; we do not discriminate as we serve people. Now I cannot see a senior police officer breaking the law and just look on,” Kisakyamukama is heard telling the officer in a video clip of the incident which went viral on social media over the weekend.
A police officer attached to the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development was reportedly left frustrated after the Special Presidential Assistant on Service Delivery and Monitoring, Yiga Kisakyamukama, intercepted a ministry vehicle he was travelling in to his village in Terego District.
Kisakyamukama stopped the double-cabin vehicle registration number UG 3000037 after allegedly noticing that more than 10 people, together with their luggage, had been packed in the rear section of the vehicle.
The officer, Inspector of Police Agutah Gift Jonathan, reportedly apologised to Kisakyamukama and explained that he had obtained permission from his superiors at the ministry to use the vehicle to transport his relatives to his village.
However, Kisakyamukama insisted that the officer had put the lives of the passengers at risk by allowing the vehicle to be overloaded.
“I work with State House; we do not discriminate as we serve people. Now I cannot see a senior police officer breaking the law and just look on,” Kisakyamukama is heard telling the officer in a video clip of the incident which went viral on social media over the weekend.
He subsequently ordered the driver to drive to the nearest police station, where he said the officer was required to record a statement.
“I have therefore arrested your driver. I want him to drive to the nearest police station where I also want you to record a statement. I will subsequently report you to the relevant authorities,” Kisakyamukama said.
He offered to pay for the transport which was meant to transport the police officers’ relatives to his village in Terego.
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The officer reportedly contacted the Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Judith Nabakooba, whom he briefed about the incident before handing the phone over to Kisakyamukama.
However, the intervention did not appear to resolve the matter, as Kisakyamukama maintained his position that the alleged overloading had endangered the passengers.
The video clip ends while the two were still at the roadside, making it unclear which police station the vehicle was taken to, whether a formal case was recorded and what action was taken against the officer or driver.
Kisakyamukama is responsible for monitoring government service delivery and has been involved in various government monitoring and anti-corruption activities, including operations associated with the State House Anti-Corruption Unit.
