BUWEMBO: Is it not sheer madness to imagine all the brave police at the doctor’s?

Uganda wants its police officers to undergo a mental health examination because of the rising cases of brutalisation of suspects, violence against marital partners and suicide by our keepers of law and order. ILLUSTRATION | JOHN NYAGA

It is now official: all policemen and women in Uganda are to have their heads examined. According to last week’s announcement, the drastic measure was occasioned by rising brutalisation of suspects, violence against marital partners and suicide by our keepers of law and order.                                                  

The mass mental examination will be conducted by psychology experts from Makerere University and will result into immediate remedial action for those found with mental afflictions.