Police in Mityana have arrested Hon. Francis Zaake, the MP for Mityana Municipality for Disobedience of lawful orders and Negligent acts of spreading coronavirus, he is being charged with Attempted murder.
The MP was distributing at least 2kgs of rice, and sugar to selected households in Buswabulongo and Kiwawu villages in Mityana Municipality; outside the guidelines and new protocols by the National Task Force, a national fundraising and food distribution task team, that is overseeing all forms of support to vulnerable families facing hunger or struggling to afford food within Uganda, during this period of the pandemic.
The NTF came up with additional protocols to facilitate the donation of quality food items, fit for human
consumption, by having it certified by the UNBS and also ensure it is distributed in an orderly manner by the food distribution teams, which are screened to further reduce the risk of spreading the virus to vulnerable families benefiting from the food donations.
The new protocols arose following a case of donated food that was found to be unfit for human consumption.
The Joint Task Force, appreciates the generosity of all companies, politicians, individuals, and manufacturers that have contributed to feeding vulnerable families during this uncertain period. And we call upon anyone who would wish to donate food items to observe the guidelines and safe protocols in place to avoid endangering the safety of all beneficiaries.
President Yoweri Museveni ordered any politicians found distributing food items should be charged with attempted murder.
The tormentors have broken into my home, they are breaking every door of my house searching to arrest me for the crime of sharing food with the starving people. Sad! pic.twitter.com/lBfu8E2NKd
— MP Zaake Francis Butebi (@ZaakeFrancis) April 19, 2020
