Members of Parliament have appealed to
government to review the COVID-19 test costs and ensure that those who test
positive get affordable treatment.
The call was made during a special sitting yesterday afternoon in which
Parliament paid tribute to legislators who have succumbed to COVID-19 in
recent months.
They include the Second Deputy Prime Minister
AlHajj Ali Kirunda Kivejinja and Kyotera Woman MP Robina Ssentongo.
Kivejinja, 85, died at Mulago National Referral Hospital while Ssentongo, 58,
breathed her last at the Agakhan Hospital in Nairobi.
Kamuli Municipality MP Rehema Watongola and
Pallisa Woman MP Faith Alupo, who also succumbed to the same disease.
Gen Moses Ali, the First Deputy Prime Minister described Kivejinja as a strong
advocate for good and democratic governance who served in positions of
influence.
Kivejinja also served as Minister of East African Community Affairs, Minister for Internal Affairs, Relief and Social Rehabilitation, and Information Minister, among others. Gen.Ali Speaking;…
The Leader of Opposition in Parliament Betty Aol Ocan said that it was absurd that the country is losing national leaders to COVID-19 and demanded that COVID-19 tests be free and the treatment for victims subsidized. END
