Second Lockdown: Don't make Uganda a laughing stock
Second Lockdown: Don't make Uganda a laughing stock Over the weekend, news filtered in that the Minister of Health, the cerebral Dr Jane Ruth Acheng, threatened to advise the President to declare a second total lockdown of the country. Everyone was aghast at the news. Taking such a step would make Uganda an international laughing stock. World over, countries are opening up their economies relentlessly. The world is realizing after we simply need to make the COVID-19 part of our lifestyle and live comfortably with it. As of today, France has declared the whole country a Green Zone meaning everyone is back to business. Obviously, with the openings, the standard operating procedure of wearing masks, hand sanitizing, and physical distancing are still being enforced. The alleged second lockdown is because of the "laxity of Ugandans" in following physical distancing and wearing face masks. Please, let's leave out the superior patronizing of Ugandans. There are millions o