The Kawempe North Member of Parliament,Latif Ssebagaala has said that Curfew hours should be adjusted from 9pm to 11pm or done away with.
Honourable Latif Ssebaggala while on the floor of Parliament was quoted saying,“we are going into Ramadhan and there are special prayers conducted during the holy month and end late.”
The curfew was t enforced last year in march as one of the measures to combat the spread of Covid-19 and was followed by the lockdown.
This is not the first time for the Ugandans to request for the changes in the curfew hours.
Last year, the curfew used to start from 7pm to 5:30am for all Ugandans .
For the Mortor Cycle riders, the curfew stated at 2pm in the afternoon and because of difficulty in transporting goods including people.
The riders aired out their grievances to the government and the curfew was adjusted to 6pm for the Motorcycle riders.
During this period of time, many people were to stay at home because most of the businesses were locked down except the essential workers.
The essential workers included the journalists, Doctors and Nurses, security officers, shopkeepers, those who work in supermarkets and those who sell Agricultural pesticides and fertilizers.
Since some business where allowed to operate again, the curfew hour was adjusted to 9pm but Honurable Ssebaggala has requested to the adjustment of the curfew to 11pm or done away with.
