WEAR FACE MASK OR BE FINED UGX 400,000—MINISTER OF HEALTH NABANJA ORDERS

Posted On 27 May 2020

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By Our reporter
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In Hoima–

The minister of state for health in charge of general duties Robinah Nabanja has revealed that government has made it a directive that every Ugandan who is not in his/her house should wear a cloth face mask covering the mouth and the nose all the time.
During the 2nd national prayers at State house recently, President Yoweri Museveni also said that the reopening of public transport will depend on whether Ugandans comply with compulsory wearing of masks in public places.
Now, Minister Nabanja said that starting with June, every person shall at all times, while outside his or her place of residence wear a facial mask and failure to comply, he or she shall be arrested, taken to court, subjected to a fine of Shs. 400,000 or taken to jail or both.
Nabanja who was accompanied by Commissioner Dr. Jescal Nsungwa said this while meeting Resident District Commissioners; District Health Officers and press from Albertine region at Hoima regional referral hospital in Hoima municipality during a one day face mask sensitization.
Dr. Jescal Nsungwa said that the distribution of government face masks has been phased starting with border districts.
Commissioner Nsungwa said that RDCs and DHOs in each district will ensure that every Ugandan gets a mask at the district cost.