They say the apple doesn’t fall far from tree, and true to this adage, son to former FDC leader, Kizza Besigye and Winnie Byanyima, Anselm Kizza-Besigye has exported his father’s defiance genes to Harvard University.
According to the Harvard Crimson, a black Harvard College student was on Friday night arrested after a physical confrontation with police for charges including indecent exposure, disorderly conduct, assault, and resisting arrest, citing information posted Saturday by the Cambridge Police Department.
The arrest raised concern among black students with the Harvard Black Law Students Association condemning the arrest while the rest of the black community including Anselm Besigye gathered at multiple events held across campus to talk through the incident and to share their concern and support for one another.
During one of the events, Anselm said he is helping organise undergraduates’ collective response to the arrest.
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Besigye’s son tasked the university to do more in protecting students, condemning the administration of the university for what he termed as ‘acute failure’.
“As I’ve learned more about what’s happened, it’s just become more obvious to me that there is an acute and systematic failure on almost every level of administration to secure black lives on this campus,” Harvard Crimson quoted Anselm.
“When we talk about how the Cambridge Police Department responded to a medical emergency on a campus, that is absurd and it’s indicative of a much larger issue in which people don’t understand the implications of calling the Cambridge Police in a non-threatening situation,” he added.
Anselm added he does not think the University does enough in general to protect its black students.
“I don’t feel safe on this campus. Ever,” he said. “I don’t feel safe walking alone here.”
Anselm is the son to former presidential contender Kiiza Besigye, who himself has been the front of protests for the rights of Ugandans and against poor administration.
