This would track whether or not you open the e-mail, how many times, and which links in the e-mail you click on. Please note that our newsletter service provider, Mailchimp, allows us to track subscriber activity. Therefore IOGT International will use the information you provide on this form to be in touch with you and to provide updates about its activities. In IOGT International we believe trust and transparency are essential for a better world. But the health, social and economic harm caused by the products and practices of the alcohol industry in Uganda dwarfs any revenue the industry generates. In an ill-informed response, health minister Ruth Aceng reportedly said the government could not “stop businesses that bring in revenue to the national economy”. Veronica Elagu, Member of Parliament, Uganda The continued operation of beer companies contradicts the regulations put in place by Ministry of Health to contain the spread of COVID-19 because the continued beer supply has given bar owner’s leeway to keep their facilities open,” said Veronica Elagu, Ugandan MP, as per Kfm. As long as the alcohol industry is producing and transporting alcohol across the country it would contravene bar closures, MPs argue.ĭuring a meeting between the Parliament’s National Economy Committee and ministry officials, Member of Parliament Veronica Eragu questioned why beer companies are allowed to manufacture and transport their products across the country, while bars are closed due to COVID-19.Īs MP Eragu points out, the continued supply of beer enables bars to stay open disregarding government regulations to protect Ugandan citizens during this health crisis. Members of Parliament are now requesting the government to halt production of beer. The government of Uganda has implemented a temporary closure of bars to contain the COVID-19 pandemic.
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