President Yoweri Museveni has allowed bodabodas to carry passengers, and reopened salons and arcades, but ordered that they record customers’ records, including national ID details and phone number.
In his July 21 coronavirus address, Museveni said scientists, salon owners and commercial motorcyclists had convinced him of measures they can put in place to prevent the spread of Covid19.
But these had to register their clients for easy tracking in case any of them contracted Covid19.
Museveni revealed that of the 230, only 170 had applied for inspection, with 110 meeting the required standard operating procedures (SOPs).
Recently, Kampala Minister Betty Amongi had cleared 48 arcades to reopen, but resumption of operations had been halted pending Museveni’s decision on the matter.
The president insisted arcades must have temperature monitors, ensure social distancing, hand washing, and not allow traders in the corridors, verandas and roadsides.
Museveni also set conditions for the reopening of salons.
“We are going to open the salons provided they provide face shields for their staff, check temperature of clients, observe social distancing, no air conditioning and partitioning of parts of the salon in the cities, plus hand washing,” he said.
Bodabodas will resume carrying passengers on July 27 after the Ministry of Works and Transport has assigned them stages. Helmets, face masks, and regular sanitizing are mandatory.
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