They were arrested on Saturday, February 6, in five hospitality establishments, including bars and motels.<\/p>\n
Those arrested include nine people from Kigali, who had secured movement clearance apparently to go for varied essential services.<\/p>\n
Also arrested during the Saturday afternoon operations are owners and managers of the hospitality facilities in question, who were found at the scene.<\/p>\n
Some bars were operating behind closed doors.<\/p>\n
Bars, including those operating in hotels and other hospitality establishments, are closed as part of the national measures to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n
Innocent Karemera, the proprietor of Gahembe bar commonly known as Ku Gahembe is among those arrested.<\/p>\n
“I have no much to say except regrets for operating a business which I very well know that we are supposed to be closed as directed by the government to prevent the spread of COVID-19. I have learnt my lesson,” said Karemera.<\/p>\n
It his Agahembe bar, Police and local authorities caught 35 people drinking, including five who had joined the group from Kigali.<\/p>\n
The mayor of Bugesera, Richard Mutabazi warned owners of prohibited businesses against flouting the government measures meant to prevent further spread of the pandemic.<\/p>\n
“This is exposing people to the virus intetionally and no one should see such serious violations are keep quiet,” Mutabazi said.<\/p>\n
RNP spokesperson, CP John Bosco Kabera said that this should be a lesson to others that action will be taken against anyone, who violates the directives.<\/p>\n
“These people will spend 24 hours in an allocated centre, fined accordingly including further action to be taken against their businesses,” CP Kabera said.<\/p>\n
He further warned people, who misuse the movement clearance permit to engage in prohibited practices.<\/p>\n
CP Kabera explained that in such circumstances, further action might be taken against individuals who secure a movement permit claiming to be going for essential services and instead indulge in other malpractices.<\/p>\n
‘There are some people, who secure a movement permit and use it to smuggle others from one place to another; this is a caution, movement permit is applied individually and cannot be used as a path for others,” CP Kabera warned.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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