Police officer shoots boda boda rider dead during National Cleaning Day enforcement in Ndejje, Makindye Ssabagabo

A boda boda rider was shot dead in Kanaaba, Ndejje, shortly after 7am as police enforced movement restrictions for the second National Cleaning Day, according to witnesses quoted by URN. Witnesses said an officer fired after the rider passed a police position; one resident alleged the officer was drunk and that there was no confrontation, while other witnesses said the rider tried to flee after being stopped. Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson Rachel Kawala confirmed the shooting and said the officer had been arrested pending investigations.