Traffic Police officers have been ordered to pull-off number plates of vehicles without travel permits.
The order was made by Senior Superintendent of Police –SSP Norman Musinga, the Kampala metropolitan traffic police commander.
According to Musinga’s order, the mostly targeted vehicles are those parked on City streets, shopping centres and private parking.
This is in response to President Yoweri Museveni's ban on the movement of public and private vehicles save for essential workers who have been cleared by the ministry of works and transport.
Last month, Museveni announced a 42 days’ fresh lockdown following a surge of new COVID-19 wave which has become more lethal.
The Musinga argues that several vehicles beat police roadblocks and access the city centre, despite the drivers not being essential.
He has now ordered Police officers to move from street to street and building parking checking whether vehicles parked there are cleared by ministry of works and transport.
ASP Luke Owoyesigyire the PRO KMP says there has been a tendency of drivers using access routes or driving very early in the morning to reach the city.
According to Owoyesigyire, more than 100 number plates have been removed from vehicles and owners will be profiled before they are given express penalty tickets. The reason for profiling vehicles and owners is to make sure such people are taken to court if they repeat the same crime.
