By Zainab Ali
The speaker of parliament right Hon Rebecca Kadaga has on Thursday ordered the Kilak North Member of Parliament, Anthony Akol to be dismissed from parliament to self-quarantine for 14 days.
Speaking on the floor of parliament this afternoon on a procedural matter, the legislator informed the house that he had just returned from the red list covid 19 countries namely South Korea and South Africa on the 5th of march.
The overly confident legislator went on to accuse the health ministry of laxity, telling lies to Ugandans and not carrying out the necessary screening at the airport.
Akol explained that he wasn’t checked when he arrived at Entebbe International Airport since there wasn’t anyone available to screen him which was the same with other countries.
The Kasilo County MP, Elijah Okupa interjected and questioned if it was procedurally right to let Akol stay in the house yet he hasn’t self-quarantined for the mandatory 14 days.
In her ruling, the Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga noted that South Korea is one of the countries that has been hard hit by the epidemic, she then ordered Akol to exit the house and self-quarantine for the mandatory 14 days.
The State Minister for Health-General Duties, Robinah Nabbanja assured parliament that there is a vigorous screening of all travelers entering the country at Entebbe International Airport and that those from affected countries are quarantined for 14 days.
Uganda on Wednesday put restrictions to traveling in 16 countries that have been highly hit by COVID 19 .
They include, San Marino, Belgium, USA, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Austria and Malaysia, others are Italy, Iran, South Korea, France, China, Germany, and Spain.
The ministry also restricted persons from these countries who want to enter Uganda that they will have to self-quarantine for a mandatory 14 days at their own expense. .
