Police urges entertainment stakeholders on Covid-19 measures after reopening

HOIMA, UGANDA: Police in Hoima city has urged managers of entertainment places to adhere to the guidelines set recently by government as they reopened to resume operations.

The entertainment industry was opened on 24th January 2022 exactly 14 days after the official reopening of schools in line with the guidelines set by President Museveni in his address at the end of last year.
This is the first time bars and recreation centers were allowed to operate since March 2020 after the President announced the lockdown due to the Coronavirus outbreak.

Recently, the Uganda Cultural center, Ministry of Gender, and the Health Ministry listed the dos and don’ts to the entertainment sector that attracts several revellers open in a crazy mood and too much excitement.

Among the guidelines, all revellers are supposed to be vaccinated before accessing entertainment places, all artists must be fully vaccinated and present a negative result tested before 72 hours of performance, the interaction between revellers and the artist was discouraged before during or after the event.

Others included the event organizers are supposed to ensure there is a space measuring not less than three metres between the stage and the revellers, all revellers will be required to wear face masks throughout the show and there should compulsory sanitizing.
But in Hoima city’s entertainment places such measures are not embraced.

Julius Allan Hakiza the Albertine Regional police spokesperson says, Hoima city entertainment places especially night clubs have failed to adhere to the guidelines especially the wearing of face masks and not even having sanitizer.

“These entertainment managers have failed to adhere to the guidelines set by the government to reduce the spread of Covid 19 during entertainment so am cautioning them to notify police in case of any organized event so as to Foster the implementation of Covid 19 measures by the security personnel,” Hakiza said.