By Jumah Kakomo
Following the death of a person associated to Ebola yesterday in Kampala, Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) political party has called upon the government to reactivate initiatives which have been undertaken before in the fight against viral outbreaks.
Speaking during the party’s weekly press conference at their headquarters Kampala, the party spokesperson Sharon Oyat Arach said initiative such as extensive sensitization on various ways of prevention of Ebola, translation of information, education and communication material in different languages to ensure the last educated understands the message on the fight against the disease should be put in place.
In the same way as S.4 candidates are in preparation for their Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) commencing this Friday 14th with the briefing, UPC has appealed to all stakeholders in the education sector to be more considerate and humane to allow candidates sit examinations especially those that have been registered but have fees arrears and balance.
Sharon has further urged the government to be more vigilant and prepare in advance for extreme weather patterns, especially in the disaster prone areas and provide emergency alternative and gazette examination centres, in case of any eventualities during the examination period.
