Children Living on the streets to be quarantined

Government has finally accepted to have children living on the streets quarantined for 14 days at Nakivubo Blue primary School. Kampala has about 400 children living on the streets and with the COVID pandemic crisis; questions have been raise on the safety on these children. Yesterday Kampala central division chairman, Charles Musoke Sserunjogi said they have secured to have the children quarantined at Nakivubo blue but this also raised question from other government arms. Today the state minister in charge for Children Florence Nakiwala Kiyingi held a meeting with different civil society organizations under the Street children working group and worked out modalities on how the children will be attended to. Pascal Lutaaya from Mengo Youth Development Link says they expect to attend to over 500 children in the mega quarantine center. He says many children had run away and now will be called back. According to Dwellings places communications officer, Jessica Abenakyo says they intend to feed the children, monitor their health condition and refer them for specialized treatment for those who fell sick and educate them on the precautions for prevention of COVID 19. “We intend to put in the venue had washing facilities and they will be fed from this location during this lockdown period. We are not certain when this will end”. Says Ms Abenakyo.