The government backtracked on the animal quarantine imposed on Kampala City. On March1, 2023, Minsa Kabanda, the Minister for Kampala City Authority, banned the transportation and sale of animal products after foot and mouth disease broke out in Kampala.
Lt. Col. (Rtd) Bright Rwamirama Kanyontore, the Minister of State for Agriculture, Animal husbandry, however, said the restriction was based on a report of a sick animal in one zero grazing unit in Rubaga Division on February 28, 2024.
“The technical team has since established that the disease is localized, and the sick herd has been treated and put under strict surveillance,” he said.
He said the guidelines for safe trade in animals and animal products in non-affected areas issued on February 2, 2024, shall apply to Kampala City, i.e., abattoirs operating in non-affected areas or sub-counties shall continue to receive non-affected animals as long as they do not come from or pass through affected areas.
