Security to Blame for Freedom City Tragedy – DP – 93.3 KFM

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The Democratic Party (DP) has blasted police forces for blaming event organizers for the deaths that resulted from the New Year’s stampede at the Freedom City mall.

On December 31, 2022, at least 10 people were reported dead while 12 others were injured following a stampede at Freedom City in Najjanankumbi during a rush to exit the building to watch the fireworks inaugurating the New Year.

Police say most of the dead were children, but there are discrepancies between the number of deaths reported by the force and those shared by relatives of the deceased.

Yesterday police confirmed they arrested Abby Musinguzi aka Abitex the event organizer for alleged negligence.

However, speaking to the media at the party headquarters in Kampala, Uganda Young Democrats (UYD) President Ismael Kirya said the police were responsible for everything that happened because they had endorsed the event without carrying out a proper analysis of the potential risks to revelers at the venue. .

He said DP offered his condolences to the families of those who died, asking the police to release Musinguzi as he is not responsible for what happened.

“The first blame should be on the security itself, but all their blame lies with event managers and event organizers as if they were the ones who accredited themselves. All events on the 31st of each year are security accredited,” Kirya said.

The case is still under investigation

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