The Uganda National Roads Authority -UNRA has maintained that police patrols must pay road toll charges whenever they use the Entebbe Expressway except when responding to emergencies.
This follows a crisis meeting convened by Kampala Metropolitan Police Commander, Stephen Tanui in response to numerous complaints lodged at several policing divisions about the security situation along the expressway where thugs are attacking drivers in broad- day light.
Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson Patrick Onyango said that UNRA has only lessened the restriction to Kajjansi, Entebbe, Nsangi and Katwe policing divisions to intervene only when it is necessary.
Onyango said in the meeting, UNRA provided a telephone number that the four division DPCs can call to seek permission to deploy patrols along the expressway when there is an eventuality.
Onyango on UNRA meeting ….
Although the police explanation to UNRA was that Pinnacle, a private security company hired to provide security to drivers seems to have failed, UNRA’s spokesperson, Allan Ssempebwa said the one incident which has been brought to their attention cannot be used to say they have failed on their duties. End.