The Inspector General of Police, John Martins Okoth Ochola has directed police commanders to strictly enforce Covid guidelines especially on bars, eating points and entertainment places among other areas that bring together a big number of people.
Addressing journalists today, Police spokesperson, Fred Enanga said a number of people are disregarding the covid standard operating procedures; an act he said is likely to lead to the spread of the virus.
Enanga said the IGP has come out strongly and instructed all territorial commanders to step up Covid enforcement measures.
The police spokesperson said the commanders who fail to enforce the SOPs risk losing their jobs and also arraigned before the Police disciplinary court.
Enanga however asked members of the public to take it upon themselves to ensure they adhere to guidelines and SOPs since enforcement starts with them.
On Saturday night, a bomb blast targeting revelers at a pork joint at Komamboga , a Kampala suburb killed one person and left three others critically injured in an attack that police has attributed to domestic terrorism.
Global terrorist group, the Islamic State has since claimed responsibility for the attack but Ugandan security has said they can neither confirm nor deny whether IS had a hand in the blast.
Some eyewitnesses have since claimed that the eating point where the incident happened was frequented by VIPs and other security personnel.
