The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has said the ongoing deployment of Military Police checkpoints across the Kampala Metropolitan Area is aimed at enforcing traffic regulations and restoring discipline on the roads.
In a statement shared on X on Tuesday, UPDF spokesperson Chris Magezi said the operation is being conducted jointly by the UPDF Military Police Brigade and the Uganda Police Force.
According to Magezi, the operation began on Monday, March 9, 2026, and will continue for as long as necessary to ensure compliance with traffic regulations.
“The UPDF Military Police Brigade, working with the Uganda Police Force, have embarked on an operation to restore sanity on Ugandan roads and ensure full compliance with traffic regulations by all motorists,” Magezi said.
He said the operation is targeting several traffic violations, including unregistered or numberless vehicles and the illegal use of sirens.
“The operation is intended to impound unregistered or numberless vehicles and curb the illegal use of sirens, among other measures,” Magezi added.
Magezi also dismissed claims circulating in some quarters that the checkpoints were set up to apprehend National Unity Platform leader Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu.
“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 the NUP leader Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu. No one is looking for or interested in the NUP leader,” Magezi said.
He noted that similar enforcement operations have been conducted in the past to improve road safety and public order.
“The enforcement measures are not new and have been employed in the past to achieve similar objectives,” he said.
Authorities have urged motorists and motorcyclists to cooperate with security agencies during the exercise.
“Motorists, including motorcyclists, are urged to cooperate and comply with the Military Police and Uganda Traffic Police directives for the common good,” Magezi emphasized.
The joint operation comes amid growing concerns about traffic indiscipline and road safety on major roads within the Kampala metropolitan area.
