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The Uganda Police and Army have warned of traffic interruption and heightened security in Kampala ahead of President Museveni’s swearing-in ceremony for his next five-year term at Kololo Independence Grounds next week on 12th.
The Police Spokesperson, Assistant Commissioner of Police Kituuma Rusoke, said they have completed comprehensive security and traffic management plans for the orderly conduct of the swearing-in ceremony.
He said tactical response teams, rapid intervention units, and static security personnel from all security agencies will be heavily deployed in Kampala and beyond.
Kituuma says the security deployments will come with traffic disruption on major roads, and access to Kololo Independence Grounds will be restricted.
Police said John Babiha Avenue commonly known as Acacia Avenue will be restricted to invited guests and heads of state, and they will access Kololo through Elgon Terrace as indicated on invitation cards.
On other traffic guidelines, Kituuma said specific routes that will be restricted for the general public. These include Ssezibwa Road, Yusuf Lule Road, and Acacia Avenue.
Other affected routes include Entebbe Road from the airport, Munyonyo Spur and Wampeewo Avenue, as well as Salama and Buziga roads. The roads will experience intermittent closures to facilitate movement of VIPs. Around Kololo, access will be restricted at Wampeewo Roundabout, with vehicles diverted via Jinja Road to park at UMI and Phaneroo Grounds. Additional restrictions will apply near Kati-Kati, City Oil, and along Kira Road.
Museveni’s swearing-in ceremony is expected to attract at least 35 heads of state delegations and between 30,000 and 40,000 people, including national and international guests, to Kololo Ceremonial Grounds.
Museveni, who was declared winner of the January 15th Presidential Elections with 7,946,772 votes (71.6%), first came to power after the 1986 guerrilla war.
