The Katikkiro of Buganda Charles Peter Mayiga, has asked the public to go on with the preparations for the Kabaka’s birthday marathon scheduled to take place on April 5th next month.
According to Mayiga, the public should continue buying kits, however, if by that date, the virus has not subsided, the run shall be canceled.
“This coronavirus scare comes at a time when we are preparing to celebrate the Kabaka’s birthday on April 13 at Lubaga Cathedral and the marathon on April 5, we are going on with the preparations and I encourage you to buy the kits. However if by that date, the virus has not subsided, we shall not run. The Kabaka will get for us another date on which we shall run,” Mayiga said.
He was optimistic that the virus will soon be defeated, like it is normally for the viruses.
The development comes two days after the Kabaka canceled his planned visit to Kakuuto Sub County in Kyotera district still over concerns of the spread of Coronavirus. The Kabaka was scheduled to visit parts of Kyotera district including the Mutukula border with Tanzania this Friday and Saturday March 20-21.
Mayiga, said basing on the guidelines issued by the World Health Organization and the Ministry of Health of Uganda, avoiding crowds is one of the ways of limiting the spread of the virus that has ravaged many parts of the world.
“We all know that wherever the Kabaka goes, he’s received by large crowds and it’s almost impossible to screen everybody of the virus. Therefore, it has been decided that this visit be postponed to such a time when it doesn’t put the people who will attend it at risk,” Mayiga said.
According to the World Health Organization, people with mild illness recover in about two weeks, while those with more severe illness may take three to six weeks to recover.
