The Speaker of parliament Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga said that she received concern from the Salon and Spa operators.

They want Government to allow them to re-open with guidelines on how to operate in a safe manner. They also want to be guided on how they can acquire the stimulus package

In their petition to the speaker on Tuesday, led by their  Chairperson Abdu Karim Mucunguzi, they said that they wrote to the Ministry of Health in regard to their plight but have not got feedback. He said with over 1.5 million saloons and spas in the country, their continued closure has affected youths who are the majority of the employees.

Saloon and Spa operators are asking govt to re-open their businesses after four months of being closed bse of the #COVIDー19 Pandemic. In their petition to me today, they said they wrote to @MinofHealthUG in regard to their plight but have not got feedback. pic.twitter.com/4OGfJowRFu

— Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga (@RebeccaKadagaUG) July 7, 2020

“I do understand the difficult situation the saloons and spas find themselves in. Although we have this pandemic, we shall find ways of facilitating our people to work but also to keep safe. I shall take up this concern to the attention of government”. speaker Kadaga said in a statement