The Inspector General of Police, Martin Ochola, has responded to President Yoweri Museveni’s condemnation of roadblocks delaying movement of goods by directing police commanders to ensure no checkpoints are mounted on any road across the country.
Museveni’s concern over roadblocks frustrating faster movement of goods and causing unnecessary traffic congestion was revealed three days ago by the Prime Minister, Robinah Nabbanja, while meeting the presidential chief executive officers’ forum in Kampala.
Nabbanja said Museveni had told her to coordinate with commanders of the relevant security agencies to ensure roadblocks are removed so that the citizens and business trucks can have inconvenienced movement.
In response, Ochola has directed that all roadblocks should be removed and urged citizens to report any police officer who will be found manning any checkpoints so that commanders can take action.
The order to remove roadblocks has come at the time when the public could no longer tell which a genuine checkpoint is since even night and day robbers have been appearing wearing uniforms of security forces and armed with sophisticated weapons. END.