KAMPALA, UGANDA: Hon. Jim Muhwezi Katugugu, the Minister for Security has ordered with immediate effect the suspension of door-to-door hawking in villages especially in Western Uganda due to rising security concerns.
In a letter dated 11th January 2022, copied to all Resident District Commissioners (RDCs), Resident City Commissioners (RCCs), District Police Commanders (DPCs), and District Internal Security officers (DISOs), Minister Muhwezi said there are criminals masquerading as hawkers, threatening prevailing security in the villages.
“We have received information that there are criminals moving around villages especially in Western Region, masquerading/pretending to be hawkers/traders. This practice of moving in villages selling items should not be allowed as it is a source of insecurity,” reads part of Muhwezi’s letter.
The minister advised that individuals who want to trade should only do it in trading centres.
Meanwhile, street vendors and hawkers in Kampala have halted business following heavy deployment of Police and other Security personnel in downtown Kampala and other streets around the city.
These were given an ultimatum by Kampala Resident City Commissioner (RCC) Hudu Hussein to vacate the streets, which ended on Sunday.
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