A mandatory National Cleaning Day exercise turned fatal in Kanaaba Ndejje, Wakiso District, on Saturday morning after a police officer shot dead a 38-year-old boda boda rider who allegedly tried to ride through a secured area.
The incident occurred at about 7:00 am on 29 August 2026, as police officers from Ndejje Police Station were deployed to provide security during the second National Cleaning Day exercise.
According to the Uganda Police Force, the rider, identified through his National Identification Card as Kizito Ronald Jjuuko (38), was riding his motorcycle when he allegedly attempted to force his way through an area that had been secured for the exercise.
It was during the confrontation, police said, that Police Constable Allan Okello, attached to Ndejje Police Station, allegedly opened fire, killing Jjuuko on the spot. Police later corrected the prime suspect’s name to Police constable Allan Ogwal.
Locals, however, report Jjuuko was shot at around 6:50 am, minutes before the nationwide movement restrictions were due to take effect at 7 am. They add that Jjuuko, their friendly neighbour and a family man of five (5) children, was returning from a routine night shift in Zana to his residence in Kanaaba when the police officer shot him dead.
In its statement, Police confirmed that Okello was subsequently arrested and that investigations into the circumstances surrounding the shooting had commenced.
The fatal shooting has since stirred criticism online, with some questioning whether attempts to enforce movement restrictions during a national cleaning exercise justified the use of lethal force.
Distancing the institution from the use of unlawful force that claimed Jjuuko’s life, the Uganda Police Force has expressed condolences to Jjuuko’s family, relatives and friends as investigations into the shooting continue.
