When government came up with the decision of providing relief food to the vulnerable people in the wake of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak that led to the total lockdown of the country for more than a month now, President Museveni said that nobody would be allowed to distribute this food to anyone, apart from the National Taskforce that was created and headed by Hon Mary Karooro Okurut.
This was aimed at curbing the spread of the virus which would have been fostered by the gathering of people in order to receive the food. The President also said that politicians who were involving themselves in the distribution were seeking for cheap popularity, hence commanded the security authorities to arrest and charge them (and everyone else) with attempted murder.
Until this day, most communities have not received the relief food due to a somewhat slow distribution process, and now the Inter-Religious Council has joined the group of distributors to give a hand in this noble cause.
According to Government Spokesperson Ofwono Opondo, President Museveni has today given the Council the green light to do so, as long as they observe the directives put in place.
“President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has agreed with the Inter-Religious Council of Uganda to distribute relief food to vulnerable people but asked them to do so on an interfaith basis, observe Ministry of Health Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and avoid cheap popularity,” Ofwono Opondo tweeted.
The Inter-Religious Council is a body that brings together leaders of different religions in Uganda with the role of sharing ideas and foster harmonious coexistence of religions in the country.