Military Police Deploy at City Checkpoints to Enforce Traffic Rules, Says UPDF
KAMPALA – The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has clarified that the ongoing deployment of Military Police at snap checkpoints across the Kampala Metropolitan Area is part of a joint operation to enforce traffic regulations and not a manhunt for opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, also known as Bobi Wine.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, the army confirmed that the Military Police Brigade, working in conjunction with the Uganda Police Force, launched the operation on Monday, 9 March 2026.
According to Col Chris Magezi, the Acting Director Defence Public Information, the operation is aimed at “restoring sanity on Ugandan roads.” He outlined that the joint forces are enforcing full compliance with traffic regulations among all motorists, impounding unregistered or numberless vehicles, and curbing the illegal use of sirens.
“This is therefore to dismiss the insinuations from some quarters that the snap checkpoints mounted by the Military and Uganda Police traffic corps is an effort to apprehend NUP leader Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu (Bobi Wine),” Col Magezi stated.
He emphasized that the security forces are not interested in the National Unity Platform (NUP) leader. “No one is looking for or interested in the NUP leader; the aim of the police forces is to restore discipline, total observance of traffic regulations, and curtail criminal activities by some motorists on the roads,” the statement read.
The army spokesperson noted that such enforcement measures are not new and have been employed in the past to achieve similar objectives. He urged motorists, including motorcyclists, to cooperate and comply with the directives from the Military Police and Uganda Traffic Police for the common good.
The operation is set to continue “in force for as long as necessary,” according to the UPDF.
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