Uganda Police Force [UPF] has vowed to deal with those violating the Covid19 SOPs all over the country.
According to UPF mouthpiece Fred Enanga, culprits moving without face masks, hawking and street vending and selling non-food items will be arrested and prosecuted in the courts of law for violating the presidential and health safety guidelines.
Enanga revealed that the force is now well equipped to deal with the above culprits.
“Now with the additional tools of enforcement in form of punishments under the New Public Health Orders, we shall be arresting people moving without masks in public, escapees from isolation or quarantine centers, stealthily opening banned activities, non-essential motor vehicles, hawking and street vending, selling of non-food items, who are all liable to imprisonment for a period not exceeding two months.”
Enanga called upon the public to desist from disrupting and inconveniencing those enforcing the Presidential guidelines and avoid falling prey.
“The only way to avoid any disruptions and inconveniences is to behave responsibly, limit movements and gatherings as guided. Remember as Law Enforcement, we have a duty to protect the lives of all Ugandans and visitors to the country. Therefore, there is nothing wrong with stricter enforcement for the good of our citizens.”
