TOORO RESIDENTS BLAME POLICE FOR FUELING GENDER BASED VIOLENCE

By Aggrey Twesigye

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In Tooro—

Uganda Police have been blamed for the rising cases of Gender based violence in Tooro Sub-region.

Residents raised their concern during Tooro Kingdom supreme council meeting on Gender Based Violence organized by Baylor Uganda at Fort Breeze Hotel.

Participants also cited loopholes at the office of the resident state attorney for failing to sensitize the public about their duties and the steps taken when one is reporting cases.
While responding to the queries, Andrew Kasaija from the office of the state attorney admitted that there is weakness in handling such cases but
attributed it to some challenges.

 He cited a challenge of insufficient staff, people not following cases in court, corruption by police, people settling cases from home yet they had reported to court among others.

ASP Agnes Angom, the head of Family and Child Protection Unit at Fort police station revealed that cases of child neglect, men denying women a right to work, right to property and child marriage are  most common.

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