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Kampala Metropolitan Police has again arrested more than 20 people and impounded 175 motor vehicles most especially taxis and 500 motorbikes after Museveni suspended all public transport means for two consecutive Weeks as the survey takes place.
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When 5 more people tested positive, the President suspended usage of all public means including boda bodas, buses and trains for a period of 14 days and it aimed at making people stay at home, especially those without private cars.
The police therefore become more serious and only passengers moving in private vehicles were allowed to use the roads, but the limit was set to a maximum of 3 people.
The Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson, SP Patrick Onyango wrote a long statement to ensure that those who don’t follow orders are worked upon seriously.
The statement read as below;
“Police in Kampala Metropolitan area today carried out an operation to enforce the Presidential directives issued last night.
The enforcement involved deploying in strategic areas, along routes that lead to the City Centre, Markets, Taxi and Bus terminals and setting check points.
Although majority of the population adhered to the directives there are some indisciplined ones who have attempted to defy the orders. We decided to impound their Motor vehicles, Motorcycles and arrested those violating the directives.
In this operation, by 1600 hours, we had impounded 171 motor vehicles (mostly taxis), 489 motorcycles and arrested 10 suspects. The suspects who were arrested, they were violent and aggressive towards Police Officers during the arrest. These motor vehicles, motorcycles and suspects are at various Police Stations in KMP..
Other 14 suspects were arrested around Container village in Central Kampala for attempting to steal from a motor vehicle along Burton street, Police was informed and responded and the thieves tried to run away but they were chased up container village where they were arrested.
They are currently being detained at CPS Kampala on theft charges.
Generally, apart from the few minor highlighted incidents above, Kampala Metropolitan area is peaceful and business in the the various cleared places is going on smoothly. The operation continues tomorrow.
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