Kamengele wrote:I sympathise with the small girl who lost her life in the stadium...and again what was she doing in the midst of hyenas?
The small girl you are referring to was a footbal fan who had gone to watch the game, may she rest in peace.
I was at the stadium and anything that can go wrong for such a game went wrong.
First the rain was too much that it kept many fans away from the stadium till about 10 minutes to kickoff when it stopped, people then rushed to enter and this contributed to the pushing and shoving.
Secondly, the game was played at 7.00 pm, guys started drinking at west and all over town from midday and this did not help. Late evening games should only be played midweek, especially for the big derbies
The worst bit was that the police at the stadium were happy to stand away from the entrances and concetrate on chating amongst themselves or simply just watch, they really need to learn something about crowd management by being taught to take care of the first person who tries to go to the head of the line instead of waiting for the crowds to build up.
Finally, the crowds break the stadia doors at every major game, including the last event at the same venue btn Kenya and Uganda, why can't the stadia management redesign their entrance to include a bottleneck of some sort so that only one person at a time gets to the door.
"The purpose of bureaucracy is to compensate for incompetence and lack of discipline." James Collins