Gov’t Bans Early Campaigns, Warns Journalists About Rising COVID-19 Cases
By Keefa Nuwahereza
The
government, through the minister of Information
and Communication Technology (ICT) and National Guidance, Judith Nabakooba,
has warned politicians to desist from campaigning when it is not yet time for conducting
political campaigns.
Minister Nabakooba, who is also the Mityana District Woman member of Parliament, issued the warning in a statement released Sunday October 18, 2020, in which she also warned journalists to watch out for their lives, because chances of contracting Coronavirus (COVID-19) during this political season are high are cases of infection are increasing among the media fraternity.
Here
below is the Minister’s statement in part;
“The
Ministry of ICT and National guidance is mandated to keep the public informed...