Police vows to enforce mandatory National Cleaning D
The Ugandan government has declared the last Saturday of every month a mandatory National Cleaning Day, with police authorized to enforce participation. The initiative aims to improve public health, and movement will be restricted during the designated three-hour cleaning window.
Why it matters
This policy represents a significant government-led public health intervention that impacts individual freedom of movement.
____________________ As the Government declared the last Saturday of every month a mandatory National Cleaning Day, police have vowed to strictly enforce the new government exercise, saying force will be used where necessary against those who defy. The inaugural National Cleaning Day will be held on Saturday, July 25, 2026, in Kampala's Kisenyi suburb, with all Ugandans expected to participate in a nationwide clean-up exercise from 7:00am to 10:00am.
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