293 arrested in New Year police operations in Kampala
January 2, 2021
More than 200 people were arrested in Kampala city for allegedly flouting Covid-19 guidelines.
The police in Kampala Metropolitan conducted several operations in various areas on Thursday night where they netted several people who were engaged in partying in bars, despite a government ban instituted in March due to the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The operations spearheaded by division police commanders (DPCs) targeted bars such as Fame Lounge, Big Zone, Casino and Waves.
Kampala central police station (CPS) commanded by Ronald Wotali, arrested the highest number of revellers from bars. CPS, according to one of the police officers who took part in the operations that started at 10:30 pm, arrested more than 80 people.