The Ministry of Kampala Capital City And Metropolitan Affairs on 7th August updated the public on the guidelines and status of opening work spaces as guided by the President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni in his address after the 42-day lockdown.
The Ministry and KCCA started implementing instructions for workspaces such as Kikuubo and other arcades that are known for congestion and overcrowding which could create possibilities for the continuous spread of Covid- 19.
The Public Health team at KCCA together with Internal Security, Military Police, Uganda Police Force and Ministry of Trade, Industry & Cooperatives assigned an inspection team to assess suitability and compliance of the arcades based on a checklist that ensured adherence to Covid-19 SOPs.
Arcade owners, their leaders and trader association leaders were all involved in drafting of the said checklist which was used to recommend opening, provisionally fail or fail reopening of arcades.
The critical measures that the inspection teams used and are continuing to use to make determinations of whether arcades and malls should be opened or not are the include;
1. 50% capacity in the arcades.
2. No vendors or hawkers allowed on City streets in the CBD.
3. All passageways be cleared of illegal structures.
4. No shop extensions were allowed.
5. Access would only be allowed with mask, temperature measurement and sanitization
6. Presence of compliance officers
7. CCTV camera surveillance
8. Isolation rooms in place.
9. Adequate sanitary facilities (one toilet per 20 shops)
10. A register of all tenants in the arcade to facilitate government knowledge of populations in the said workspaces and extent of government intervention if any is required.
On Wednesday 11th August 2021, a total of two hundred and forty-seven (247) arcades had been inspected and only 127 were recommended for opening while 120 were not recommended for re-opening.
The enforcement team will continue to ensure that all streets are free of vendors and encourage those trading in irregular spaces to move into the markets and out bounds of the city.
Government through KCCA has greatly improved infrastructure like roads, street lighting and drainage in the suburbs attracting developments that are quickly and competitively providing workspaces.
On Monday, 16th August 2021, the inspection teams shall head out to Makindye Division and thereafter, Lubaga, Kawempe and Nakawa to undertake the same task to ascertain compliance of arcades and other workspaces.
Vaccination will continue under KCCA and the Metropolitan at designated points that have been extensively published and the public is encouraging all eligible, as per the Ministry of Health Guidance, to get vaccinated.
The Minister continues to remind the public that compliance as a city shall determine whether the economy fully reopens successfully or we face a third wave. He further urged Ugandans to uphold the SOPs communicated by the Ministry of Health and abide by the government set curfew hours.
Recommended Arcades for Opening include;
1 Senna Arcade
2 Haider Arcade
3 Nagatule Plaza
4 Grand Corner
5 Viena Bussines center
6 Park enkadde Mall
7 Mukwano mall
8 Rene Plaza
9 Plot 8 Arcade Luwum Street
10 Plot 21 luwum Street
11 City center Complex
12 Maria Galaria
13 Bunkedeko Arcadde
14 Aponye City Mall
15 City House
16 Sarah Mall
17 SAL
18 PAN World
19 Nkurumah Nasar link Plaza
20 Musana House
21 Mukwano Courts
22 Park Royal
23 Senana Shoping Center
24 Silver Arcade
25 Ham Power point
26 Capital Shoppers Plaza
27 MM Plaza
28 Ham Towers and Shoping Mall
29 Namayiba Building
30 Namayiba Paka Plaza
31 King Forward
32 Arua Park Mall
33 Zaidi Complex
34 Bhatia Tower
35 E Tower
36 Em Plaza
37 Plot 79A
38 Youma Building
39 Prisma Building
40 St Paul Books and Media center
41 Damanico Plaza
42 Kalungi Plaza
43 Biplous Ltd
44 Kati Kati
45 Karobwa Towers
46 Jenna Plaza
47 Namanda Plaza
48 Reco House
49 Cham Tours
50 Equotorial Shoping (Old)
51 Unia House
52 Numak House
53 Aponye Building
54 Kisakyamaliya
55 Detail Plaza
56 Royal Plaza
57 Hanifa Plaza
58 Electrical Plaza
59 Park View
60 Hard Ware Plaza
61 Eeagle Plaza
62 Market Plaza
63 Nalubega Plaza
64 JBK mall
65 Nalubega Plaza
66 Nakasule Shoping Center
67 Atalanta Texile
68 Annet Plaza
69 Magoba Shoping Arcade
70 Mega Plaza
71 Victoria Plaza
72 Ham Towers
73 Mukwano Arcade
74 Mirembe Arcade
75 Fair House
76 Demberyo House
77 Copper Complex
78 Nasar Road Mall
79 Miracle House
80 Annet and Nine others
81 Universal House
82 Simba Telecom Building
83 Prime Complex
84 Rashnaly Ghandi
85 Blessed to Bless
86 Justin in Case Uganda
87 Bhatia Building
88 Nandi Tower
89 Ivory Plaza
90 Jesico Plaza
91 Plot 15 Rhashid Khamis
92 Mukarwe Rnterprise Ltd
93 Grand Plaza
94 Cornerstone Plaza
95 Discount Mall
96 Bulamu Bwebugaga
97 Kosovo Plaza
98 Kasiwukira Plaza
99 Discover Plaza
100 New Park Mall
101 KK trust arcade
102 Lions shoping Mall
103 Gwanda Shoping Mall
104 Bunyiri Egg Center
105 Rosa Market
106 Sasa Arcade
107 Apple Towers
108 Jumbo Arrcade
109 Victor Arcade
110 Premier Arcade
111 Sunset Plaza
112 Shamba Complex
113 Nakivubo Traders Center
114 Original Shauriyako Plaza
115 Bast Bargaining Center
116 Angels Plaza
117 Nana center
118 Pentagon City Plaza
119 Capital Center
120 Qualicel Bus Terminal
121 Modern shoplex
122 Master Plaza
123 Silver Arcade
124 Ensi egumure Plaza
125 Sure House
126 Gathani House
127 Equotorial Shoping mall (new)