Food distribution starts Saturday April 04,2020

By; Kirunda Biziwan and Rachael Najjuma

03^rd April 2020

Government is to launch the give out of food to vulnerable persons tomorrow as a way of supporting Ugandans during the lockdown currently being observed in the country to curb the spread of coronavirus.

The launch will be presided over by the Prime Minister Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda in Bwaise, Kawempe division of Kampala city despite parliament’s directive to halt the exercise until its rolled out across the country.

This has been revealed by Musa Ecweru, the State Minister for Relief and Disaster Preparedness while speaking to journalists at the Media Center in Kampala flagged by Kampala Minister Betty Amongi and her deputy Benny Namugwanya.

He says that groups such as children’s homes, the sick admitted in hospitals, slam dwellers, the aged and people living with disabilities will be given priority.

The food will be given out by a door-to-door approach with security personnel from the UPDF and Police Force leading the exercise alongside the village local council leaders and Uganda Red Cross personnel.

Meanwhile the deputy Resident City Commissioner-RCC in charge of Makindye Division Ibrahim Kagolola said distribution of food exercise will start with Bwaise 1,Bwaise 2 and Bwaise 3 before other divisions follow as agreed in a meeting he attended with the Prime Minister today.

He has however cautioned people to stay home because the food is going to be delivered by the local council chairmen escorted by the UPDF, Police, ISO and other security officers for safety purposes, peace and for proper monitoring in the villages.

People are encouraged to stay home as food will be delivered to their premises.

Each homestead will receive 6Kgs of Maize flour, 3Kgs of beans, a sachet of salt, two Kgs of Sugar and powdered milk for only lactating mothers.