President Museveni will on Friday the 3rd of April 2020 at 8 pm update the nation on COVID-19 for the 7th time.
This comes on the heels of a national lockdown that has left the of Ugandans struggling to survive with just four days into the curfew.
The majority of Ugandans say they are stranded at their homes with no food, bills to pay including water, electricity, and rent with no work going on for income.
On Wednesday the Prime minister Dr.Ruhakana Rugunda said the Office of the Prime Minister-OPM was planning to start the distribution of foodstuffs to a total of 1.5m vulnerable groups in Wakiso and Kampala including 6kgs of Maize flour,3kgs of beans per head, powdered milk for the Pregnant mothers 2kgs of sugar each person among other items.
However, this has since generated heated debate in parliament with a majority of the MPS halting the exercise and claiming the process of distribution is discriminatory and doesn’t accommodate people in rural areas who are also affected and in a worse state.
The MPs suggested a modest fee be sent to people in rural communities in a structured system through mobile money to enable them to shop.
Parliament then halted the food distribution exercise for Kampala Metropolitan Area until the government explains a plan for the entire country.
In the Thursday Parliamentary sitting, both Speaker Rebecca Kadaga and legislators said there is a need for the government to consider all parts of the country.
Speaker of Parliament Kadaga ruled that the government suspends the process of food distribution.
