Police officers at all ranks have been added to the list of those who are not off the hook when it comes to the recent presidential directive to Ban movement of both private and public vehicles in the wake od COVID-19.
This comes after the Inspector-General of Police-IGP, Martin Okoth Ochola ordered with immediate effect all police officers from using individual rides to carry out any errands.
In a statement read on Thursday on behalf of the IGP, Asuman Mugenyi, the Director of Operations Uganda Police Force, said all police officers regardless of their ranks must stop using their personal vehicles with immediate effect as it is considered to contradict the president’s word.
According to Mugenyi, Ochola wants all Regional Police Commander -RPCs, District/Divisional Police Commanders -DPCs and Unit heads to must ensure all presidential directives are implemented without fail.
Uganda has so far confirmed 53 Covid19 cases since March 21 and 3 recoveries. At least 1.5 million people have been infected with the virus globally while more than 80000 have died.
