By Paul Adude
Entebbe Deputy Resident District Commissioner Mr Hakim Kirigwa has cautioned revelers and residents of Entebbe Municipality against misconduct during the Christmas festivities noting that they will face arrest when found on the wrong side of the law.
“As the security committee comprised of various sister forces, we carried out the primary inspection of all the beaches, hotels, and recreation areas on the 14th of this month. We met the owners and issued them the guidelines to follow as directed by President Museveni and have deployed our people many of whom are casually dressed to ensure law and order is maintained,” he said.
Mr Kirigwa made the remarks on Thursday during a press briefing on the security preparedness in and around the municipality which is a favored destination for many people during the festivities because of its beaches and various recreation areas.
“This means the population increases, during that time many people throng the area both good and bad which means we have to do a lot as security to ensure safety for both the revelers coming in and the residents. We are going to deploy sniffer dogs from the UPDF and Uganda Police at the various beaches which we will also use to inspect them before any activity takes place and they are reuired to have a number of lifesavers deployed on the water to ensure revelers’ safety while swimming,” he added.
Mr Kirigwa further urged families of mentally ill people who loiter on the municipal roads and public spaces to take care of them since authorities are set to arrest and take them to Butabika National Referral Mental Hospital as a preventive security measure.
“We decided not to have any mentally ill person on the roads because some may truly be mentally ill but others may be pretending and bring harm to people. We reached this decision as a security committee to arrest these people, take them to police from where we will take them to Butabika for examination from a professional to determine their actual state of mind” he said.
Mr Kirigwa urged people to drink responsibly while merry-making during the festivities to avoid situations that may render them susceptible to committing crimes.
