Police turn to boreholes as water, power crisis bites

By Andrew Bagala The police have resorted to drilling boreholes and installing solar power in their facilities to reduce water and electricity bills. This follows the disconnection of water and power in several police institutions across the country over utility bill arrears just five months into the financial year. “The institution intends to massively install solar gadgets for lighting, drill water for domestic use and package the same to reduce budget leakages on utilities, support operations, and also participate in production,” the Inspector General of Police, Mr Martins Okoth Ochola, said yesterday. Last week, police teams visited several barracks in the Kampala Metropolitan Police Area evicting people who reside there illegally. At least one person was shot dead at the […]