Kampala, Uganda—A 16-year-old CEO, Nyanzi Martin Luther, has demanded that Parliament urgently pass a new Capital Punishment Act based on strict retaliation following the brutal killing of four toddlers at a nursery school in Ggaba.
The young businessman, who serves as CEO of Apex Media Services, condemned the attack on the innocent children but said the tragedy should now force major changes in how Uganda deals with murderers.
He proposed that anyone convicted of killing should be executed in exactly the same way they committed the murder. “The way you kill someone is the same way you’re to be killed too,” he said. For example, a killer who uses a gun should be shot, while someone who hacks victims with pangas or machetes should be cut into pieces by a machine.
He further suggested that the new law should give police direct powers to shoot suspects with “uncountable bullets” on the spot if they are caught in the act of killing.
He described the proposed Act as “direct and stronger” and stated that he is personally ready to run a public petition to push Parliament to pass it, similar to his earlier campaign on the NGO Funding Bill. He made it clear that this is his personal initiative and not an official position of his company.
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The April 2 incident at Ggaba Early Childhood Development Program nursery school in Makindye Division has shocked the country. A 39-year-old suspect allegedly posed as a parent, entered the school compound, and attacked toddlers with machetes and knives. Four children — three boys and one girl aged roughly 1 to 3 years — were killed. The suspect was arrested at the scene, and police investigations into the motive are still ongoing.
He believes this tough approach would create real fear among potential killers and deliver proper justice to the families of victims.
The call is expected to trigger strong debate across Uganda. Although the country still has the death penalty on its laws for serious crimes, no executions have been carried out since 2005. Critics are likely to argue that such measures are cruel and could lead to irreversible mistakes.
As Uganda mourns the four young lives lost in Ggaba, this latest proposal has put the issue of capital punishment back into sharp focus.
written by @enock katamba
- Enock Katamba is a Ugandan Journalist and Founder of Uncovered UG, an independent digital news platform covering Uganda and international developments. He reports on politics, national affairs, entertainment, sports, business, education and other stories of public interest.
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