Police in the Kigezi sub-region have raised a red flag over the high cases of domestic violence.
Between 2 to 4 cases of domestic violence are registered at every police station in the region daily.
Haji Ibrahim Saiga, the Kigezi Region Police commander says that whereas the region has low criminal cases, domestic violence cases have remained high.
The latest case occurred on August 13, 2022, when Captain Claver Bagabe, the Coordinator of Operation Wealth Creation in charge of Bufumbira East constituency in Kisoro district committed suicide by hanging after a woman he was cohabiting with abandoned him and went off with another man following a disagreement.
Elly Maate, the Kigezi region police spokesperson says that in addition to registering between 2 to 4 cases of domestic violence at every police station, they also register cases of death resulting from the same in all districts in the region including Kabale, Rubanda, Kisoro and Kanungu among others on a weekly basis. Mr.Elly Maate on domestic violence..
He explains that without others joining hands, especially leaders with the police to fight the vice, police may not do much to reduce the cases anymore.END.