Police Withdraws 83 Movement Stickers from Drivers, Cars Impounded

On Saturday, the Joint Security Task Force conducted nationwide operations to crackdown on motorists flouting the ban on movement of vehicles as part of Government measures to contain the spread of COVID 19 pandemic.

The Police spokesperson Fred Enanga says a total of 83 stickers were withdrawn from motorists within the Kampala metropolitan area for various reasons including those that were not linked to the IDs of the bearers, vehicles misused by the drivers to conduct non-essential movements including being hired out by unauthorized persons, stickers that were duplicated, vehicles using old stickers from the Ministry of Health that were declared invalid, institutional vehicles carrying excess staff in contravention of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) put in place by the Ministry of Health among others.

“The majority were asked to return to their homes while a few vehicles were impounded,” said Enanga.

Meanwhile, the Police is investigating a pharmacist identified as Abiniv Sen, who bought a forged sticker in the category of utilities and Kenneth Mutabazi, a veterinary officer who was found in possession of a photocopied sticker that was issued to his wife, a banker at United Bank of Africa.

Other motorists with forged stickers whose cars were impounded include Hussein Ssenyonjo found driving car registration number UBG413T with a forged telecom company sticker, Paul Mugambwa who was found driving car registration number UBD969X with a forged sticker for food delivery, Andrew Angulo driving a car attached to the Office of the Prime Minister and Edwin Rukundo found driving car registration number UBD972L.

Enanga added, “We also encountered vehicles with permits from RCCs/ RDCs (Resident City Commissioners/ Resident District Commissioners) and LCs with clearances for a period up to one week that are not related to medical emergencies, pickups carrying passengers and institutional vehicles like Banks that were carrying non employees most likely for commercial or other reasons.”

On Thursday this week, the Joint Security Task Force expressed concern over the influx of vehicles on roads yet the country is in lockdown.