Boda boda rider shot dead in Ndejje during street cleaning enforcement

What the report says

A boda boda rider was shot dead in Kanaaba, Ndejje, in Makindye-Ssabagabo on Saturday morning during police enforcement of movement restrictions tied to the second National Cleaning Day, according to The Observer. The victim was identified as 38-year-old Ronald Kizito Jjuuko. The report says the shooting happened shortly after 7 a.m., with the officer named as Allan Okello, attached to Ndejje police post.

Residents told the newspaper that Jjuuko was heading home when he encountered officers enforcing the cleaning-day directive. They said he tried to move away after being stopped, and one officer fired as he fled. One resident, Hassan Ssezi, alleged that Jjuuko may not have seen the officers before passing their position. The article also notes local claims that some officers at the post had previously shown erratic conduct, though those claims were not independently verified in the report.

Jjuuko’s body was taken to Mulago City Mortuary for a postmortem. Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson Rachel Kawala said investigations had begun to establish the circumstances of the shooting, including whether the force used was justified and whether procedure was followed. The report places the incident in the context of police warnings that enforcement of the cleaning exercise would be stricter than on the first National Cleaning Day, when police mainly restricted traffic and there were fewer reported confrontations.