Earlier today, speculations of Ruger’s big brunch concert cancellation hit social media, leaving those who had paid for early bird tickets fingers crossed.
Hours after, Uganda Police confirmed the rumors through its official Twitter account, warning revelers to stay away from the concert venue as the anticipated event had been called off.
According to Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson Luke Owoyesigyire, the organizers failed to meet the guidelines set for them to proceed with the concert.
Among the guidelines, the organizers were to have a traffic plan for the revelers, put in place access control measures, inform the territorial police about the number of revelers they were expecting to attend, have an ambulance in place from a recognized hospital, obtain clearance from the venue owner and local authorities.
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Nigerian star Micheal Adebayo Olayinka famously known as Ruger jetted into the country on Friday and was to perform at his maiden big branch concert at Dungu Resort this Saturday.
Below is the detailed Police statement regarding the concert cancellation.
. @Lukowoyesigyire “Kampala Metropolitan Police South would like to inform revellers, who were planning to attend a concert at Dungu Resort this evening, that it has been stopped after the organisers failed to meet basic security and safety standards”.https://t.co/tPZ5kVHEtk
— Uganda Police Force (@PoliceUg) February 12, 2022
Kampala Metropolitan Police South would like to inform revellers, who were planning to attend a concert at Dungu Resort this evening, that it has been stopped after the organisers failed to meet basic security and safety standards.
The organisers were given guidelines to follow, like having a traffic plan for the revellers, who are to attend the show, putting in place access control measures, liaising with the territorial police and informing them about the number of revellers they expect to attend, having an ambulance in place from a recognised hospital, putting in place measure of crowd control, and also obtaining clearance from the venue owner and local authorities. Unfortunately, they have failed to meet the guidelines prompting us to stop the event to avoid incidents that can lead to accidents and safety breach.
We advise anyone, who intends to attend the February 12 event at Dungu resort Munonyo, not to do so to avoid any inconveniences.
All our territorial police commanders have been informed accordingly, to ensure no planned concerts are held in insecure environments.
Any inconveniences that could have been caused are highly regretted.
We look forward to better coordination, cooperation and compliance with organisers of the events in future.
Thank you.ASP Luke Owoyesigyire
Deputy PRO KMP
12/02/2022
