Matooke Republic
Tuesday, July 15, 2025
  • Home
  • News
  • Entertainment
  • Gossip
  • Features
  • Business
  • Sports
  • Health
  • Photos
  • Relationships
Matooke Republic
  • Home
  • News
  • Entertainment
  • Gossip
  • Features
  • Business
  • Sports
  • Health
  • Photos
  • Relationships
No Result
View All Result
Matooke Republic
No Result
View All Result

Minister Kyambadde meets arcade owners, agreement reached on standard operating procedures for opening them up

Matooke Republic by Matooke Republic
June 7, 2020
in Business
Reading Time: 3 mins read
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

As government moves to open up business in downtown Kampala, Trade and Industry Minister Amelia Kyambadde yesterday met owners of shopping arcades and reached an agreement on contentious issues like how to recover rent arrears accumulated during the lockdown and health issues like decongesting arcades to avert the spread of Covid-19.

The meeting had Kampala’s biggest real estate owner Dr Sudhir Ruparelia and others like Hamis Kiggundu, Godfrey Kirumira, Dr Margaret Ssekidde of Seroma, Dr Ephraim Ntaganda and Ssemambo Rashid.

Minister Amelia Kyambadde during the meeting.

While malls were opened last week, government didn’t immediately give a go ahead to downtown shopping arcades even when public transport was eased, reasoning that they are overcrowded. However, midweek, Kyambadde gave a go ahead to shops at the front of the arcades that face the streets.

RELATED POSTS

Jacob Kiplimo shines at Samsung Galaxy Unpacked as new Galaxy Watch 8 launches

Pearl Tower One: Meera Investments unveils Kampala’s landmark Grade-A office building

Kampala’s biggest landlord Dr Sudhir Ruparelia attended the meeting

After the meeting between the buildings’ owners and the minister, arcades are expected to be open soon and Kyambadde reproduced the resolutions of the meeting on her Facebook page as reproduced below.

Met with the Kampala Landlords before Government considers opening up shopping arcades and we agreed as follows;
1. To decongest the arcades by;
Reducing the number of occupants ,3 occupants per shop, but ensure social distance of 2 meters between the shop attendants within the shop premises.
Removing people trading in the corridors, stair cases, doors and temporary structure (make shift shops).
Demarcate and mark points where the buyers will stand while being attended to and to serve one customer at ago.
2. Increase the number of guards on the entry and exit points to manager; tempt guns, washing areas and sanitazing gates, compound, floor and doors.

Minister Kyambadde (3L) and the arcade owners pose for a group photo.


3. No hawkers and food vendors shall be allowed into arcades.
4. Tenants and customers shall regularly sanitize end wear face masks.
5. People carrying luggage and use arcade as passageways to cross from one street to another are prohibited.
6. Landlords shall allow tenants to start trading as they discuss on case by case basis how to stager the rent arrears.


Related

Tags: ArcadesCOVID-19opening-up
Share3Tweet1Send
Matooke Republic

Matooke Republic

Freshly peeled info from area code 256

Related Posts

First Lady Janet Museveni.

First Lady Janet Museveni recovers from COVID-19

by Matooke Republic
2 years ago

...

President Yoweri Museveni.

“I am a veteran graduate of the war against Corona,” Museveni narrates his 11-day fight against COVID-19

by Matooke Republic
2 years ago

...

President Yoweri Museveni.

I am not in ICU- Museveni

by Matooke Republic
2 years ago

...

President Yoweri Museveni and Erias Lukwago.

“It’s a strategic plan for a comeback,” Lukwago, Ssemujju raise questions over Museveni’s illness

by Matooke Republic
2 years ago

...

President Yoweri Museveni.

Museveni tests positive for COVID-19

by Matooke Republic
2 years ago

...

Next Post

A total of 16 health workers have been infected with COVID-19 as Uganda reports 36 more cases

Patients receiving their discharge certificates at Mulago National Specialised Hospital. COURTESY PHOTO.

11 COVID-19 Patients discharged from Lira, Arua and Masaka Hospitals

RECOMMENDED

Taxi driver in TikTok stunt involving passenger on vehicle roof enjoying drinks arrested; says he was paid Shs20k for the gig

July 15, 2025
Don Chris.

Number of victims scammed by Don Chris rises to 350, amount of money lost now stands at Shs2 billion

July 15, 2025
  • 643 Followers
  • 23.9k Followers

MOST VIEWED

  • Here is how to use NIRA’s new online portal to register or renew your national ID

    3967 shares
    Share 1587 Tweet 992
  • DNA test confirms late MP Ssegirinya was father to only 4 of 9 children presented after his death

    102 shares
    Share 41 Tweet 26
  • Kampala University proprietor Prof Kateregga’s wife rejects DNA results indicating one of three children is not his, demands fresh test in the United States

    96 shares
    Share 38 Tweet 24
  • Properties owned by late billionaire Aponye at risk of auction over Shs15 billion loan arrears

    79 shares
    Share 32 Tweet 20
  • Pastor Bugingo’s daughter Doreen Gift awarded scholarship to Arizona State University in the US

    62 shares
    Share 25 Tweet 16
Matooke Republic

Uganda's only free Newspaper. Out every Thursday. Freshly peeled info. kiwatule, Kampala, Uganda.

  • Home
  • News
  • Entertainment
  • Gossip
  • Features
  • Business
  • Sports
  • Health
  • Photos

© Matooke Republic 2024

© Matooke Republic 2024

This website uses cookies. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. Visit our Privacy and Cookie Policy.