Security officials in Jinja have decided to register all motor vehicles entering Jinja City. This comes due to the increasing number of vehicles entering the city purportedly belonging to essential workers.
Acting Police Commander Jinja Central Division Maurice Niyonzima revealed that they have impounded a number of vehicles with fake stickers.
Police said there has been increase in the number of illegal vehicles in Jinja City.
A number of vehicles were impounded including those with excess passengers and parked at Nalufenya Police station.
The operation paralysed transport in Jinja city as officers screened vehicles for hours.
Last week Jinja recorded an average of 80 Covid-19 cases a day, prompting officials to take tough measures.