- SSP Jackson Mucunguzi issued an apology for his insensitive comments about a detained female anti-corruption protester
- Mucunguzi suggested that the detained protester would sexually arouse police officers due to her beauty
- The detained protester, Faiza Salima, is a KFM and NTV presenter who was arrested during the 'Stop Corruption March to Parliament
A senior Uganda Police officer was this morning pressed to issue an apology over his comments about a detained female anti-corruption protester, which were deemed insensitive and unsavoury.
Jackson Mucunguzi was forced to appologize for making sexualised comments about Faiza Fabz
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SSP Jackson Mucunguzi came under fire after he posted pictures of KFM and NTV presenter Faiza Salima, who was arrested in the Tuesday ‘Stop Corruption March to Parliament.’
Mucunguzi implied in the post that Salima, better known as Faiza Fabz would sexually arouse police officers at the station where she was detained because of her beauty.
“She is going to make our officers salute faa down there. Some clients are more of a problem to our lower cadres on the ground,” read the post on X which has since been deleted.
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Faiza Fabz was arrested while preparing to join anti-corruption protesters
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Faiza, who presents D’Mighty Breakfast show on 933 KFM and Sweet Treats on NTV was arrested with her colleagues on Tuesday, as they prepared to join other protesters for the march to parliament. She was detained at Jinja Road Police Station from where she was taken with other detainees to the Nakawa Magistrates Court.
Many social media users called out Mucunguzi to be suspended from police over his comments.
“These are the police officers we have to contend with! Wabula mutufuze bubi!,” wrote one Samantha Mwesigye.
Another user, Jamil Mujuzi wondered whether Mucunguzi should not be “expelled with disgrace from the police.’
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Under pressure, Mucunguzi deleted the posts and issued an apology, stating that he was only complementing Faiza on her beauty.
“Apologies to my followers on this X highway who got me out of context for our sister celeb Faiza,” he said.
Faiza Fabz
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“Like the majority of you fellow men, I also appreciated her beauty unfortunately in a comic way which I'm singularly sorry about. I will meet her in person soon 4 further, management.”
Mucunguzi, who launched his career in police as a vibrant Station OC at Makerere University has risen through the ranks, serving as the DPC at Wandegeya and Jinja Road before being moved to the Human Resources Department at the Police Headquarters in Naguru.
