Local area chairman recommends  whistles as the first line of defence against community crime    I was born in kigoowa and have lived here all my life. When the Northern bypass highway was constructed, we started experiencing a new wave of crime sprees that have earned the Kigoowa neighbourhood a  bad reputation. Ever since I

Last week, the torrential rains weakened and broke my perimeter wall. Now, at night, I hear thieves trying to break in through the windows. This supermarket serves both as a business and my residence. They use long sticks to try and pull whatever items that are within their reach. I am working with the local

I double my prices for boda boda night rides because I fear being robbed at night I don’t live in kigoowa, i just work here. My boda stage is right at this junction. I come here daily from 6: 30 am and work as late as 8pm. After 8pm, it not safe to park here

I gave up on my thriving poultry supply business because of thieves in my neighbourhood. My parents were born right here in KIgoowa and that makes me one of the oldest residents in this area. I don’t have a perimeter wall so i see these bad characters cross through my compound at night as they

My neighbours were attacked and i couldn’t help because i had no airtime on my phone My house is located in a corner. And I am a light sleeper. I usually hear thieves trying to break into my neighbours kiosks and doors. I have lived in the area for 4 years now. I have thought

Boda boda man hailed a hero after he chases down a thief who had snatched a lady’s phone Last month,one of the petty thieves grabbed a lady’s phone and she raised an alarm,we all rushed to help. We chased the thief down and recovered her phone just in time. I have worked in this neighbourhood

I moved to Kigoowa 4 years ago when the neighbourhood had started booming. Many people were constructing apartments for rent and I set up my Grocery shop to serve the new low and middle class tenants. My shop has been burglarised so many times and a lot of money and goods of value taken. Having

Thieves broke into my home at night and took my SACCO ,group collections .now I am stuck with huge debt. My home has no perimeter wall, so i have really suffered with local vagabonds. I have lived in kigoowa area for the last 16 years and it has gotten worse with time. These petty thieves

In our quest to involve communities as the first line of defense against crime, we hit the road and moved around different Kampala suburbs to answer one question, who needs our help most urgently. Among the many communities we visited, the following neighborhoods stood out and we concluded that this needed urgent attention. These are,