The Minister of Internal Affairs General Aronda Nyakairima has promised to be rough on any illegal brigade that is created to disrupt and do violence against the people in the 2016 elections. Aronda said that no brigade, whether that of Major Roland Kakoza Mutale or any other, will find a reason of being involved in the electoral process. He added that the intelligence committee is investigating possible allegations if Major Kakooza Mutale has committed a crime or not. He added that the law provides for only police to be in charge of security for elections.

MPs had called on government to arrest Major Kakooza Mutale noting that he should be arrested for last elections crimes.

However, General Aronda said that despite the recent high profile murders the crime rate is going down. He said that between January and June there was 143 deaths by shooting in 2014 and they are less in the same period in 2015.

While briefing parliament on the state of security in the country the Minister said that it would not be correct to conclude from the recent incidents that the situation is getting out of hand. He told parliament that to consolidate and deepen the positive gains in the fight against crime, the Police and other law enforcement agencies have put in place strategies and measures that aim at both prevention of crime as well as effectively hunting down criminals.

Aronda noted that remnants of ADF are still hiding in the jungles of Eastern Democratic Republic Congo, and have cells in Uganda, adding that killings of prominent personalities like Muslim Sheikhs could have been done by ADF terror cells, and a new group linked to Dr. Aggrey Kiyingi.

MPs asked government to be to realistic and fight the hiring out of guns to criminals and corruption in police by improving on police officers pay.
Below is the Statement on the state of crime in the country presented by General Aronda Nyakairima to Parliament.