A 28-year old man in Hoima District, Uganda,
Anatoli Kiiza, has asked the government to
legally authorize him to test his locally made
weapons. Kiiza states that he has
manufactured and upgraded a missile which
he can test if the government permits him to
do so.
He claims to have 'researched on the
internet' how missiles are made in countries
like USA,China and North Korea. “I have
manufactured and upgraded a missile. I can
also manufacture a rocket launcher,” he said.
Kiiza previously made attempts to fabricate
a machine similar to a missile in June 2012
but Police arrested him. After undergoing
interrogation, he was released without being
prosecuted in the courts of law. According to
him, his love for weapons manufacturing can
be traced in his childhood.
“While still a child, I assembled a homemade
bomb and went to test it at a river. I
exploded and injured my right leg. Villagers
got concerned and reported me to the LCI.
My mother cautioned me against making
such dangerous materials,” he stated.
Kiiza says that he is in advanced stages of
researching how to obtain a launch pad
which could push the round-metallic device
which has a cone-shaped head where he had
already installed a cylinder. Uganda to him
can save money which it spends on buying
weapons if innovative people like him are
supported to manufacture weapons.
Government spokesperson Ofwono Opondo
said all innovators are encouraged to contact
area respective authorities such as Chief
Administrative Officers, Resident District
Commissioners and district chairpersons who
can then link them to the ministry in charge
of innovation, science and technology.
Source: monitor.co.ug
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