Friday 21 October 2016

THE BLACK FACES OF KAMPALA

This week has been with many stories, Bank of Uganda  takes over crane bank, South Africa to step out of ICC and Burundi also on the same trend. 

20th.OCT.2016, 6:30am his feet wrapped in a texado, a pair of navy blue jeans covering his legs and a fitting shirt on top, Fred sets out with his black bag on the back to look for a better living. 

Fred moves shop to shop selling "kavera" polythene bags to shop attendants who use them to pack goods for customers. 

He does it daily however the date above turned not in his wish. Fred always utilises his phone as a calculator to balance his business. 

On checking his pockets,the phone wasn't in and he started reversing his memory through the streets he had passed since morning. For sure Fred's phone was picked from his pocket by a one Kampala thief

A day can not go in Kampala without tears of grieve from people who loose their properties to the many thieves in the capital. 

Bags, phones and many things are grabbed by the thugs who are in every corner and space of Kampala. 

The act does not stop on pickpocketing but they also go on to steal from shops and market stalls. The people of Owino market are the best to ask.

It's hard to find a business man or woman in Kampala who has never experienced the pain of these takers. They are merciless and fearless. 

They always work from crowded places, traffic jam and here many have lost their phones. One day I was in a tax and a lady's phone was grabbed but no one saved since the guy ran through congested vehicles. 

People have tried to use mob justice in case they get one. Many thugs have lost life but the system keeps on gaining more effort. 

They work in groups which makes it hard to be taken down because the friends hurriedly save the victim even if it means by force. 

One man was stabbed to death with a knife for making an alarm when someone was being robbed, so people fear to alert a victim because of the threat that may arise from the thugs. 

You just need to be so careful when moving in the capital or otherwise your property will be taken. More security on shops and stalls is now a must in the capital.

Their hearts are black, they have no mercy and they are the black faces of Kampala. 

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