DP urges government to regulate key sectors of the economy
The Democratic Party (DP) has asked government to establish laws that will permit it to control key areas of the economy.
The Democratic Party (DP) has asked government to establish laws that will permit it to control key areas of the economy.
The party’s mouthpiece, Okoler Opio Lo Amanu, said that areas like vehicle, wellbeing and utilities ought to be in the control of government to save the citizens from being taken advantage of by private players.
Okoler offered these comments while tending to the DP week by week press brief at the party central command in Kampala.
“Leftist faction wants to put the public authority on errand to establish laws that will keep the expenses of such (significant) administrations in cessation during the expected third flood of the pandemic,” Okoler said.
Okoler said that if such laws where set up during the pinnacle of the subsequent wave, private emergency clinics would not enjoy taken benefit of COVID-19 patients to charge them ‘unreasonable’ costs for treatment.
“Our perspective on a changed economy is that the public authority keeps a considerable stake in key areas like wellbeing, transport, banking, correspondence and utilities,” Okoler said.
Last month, the High Court requested government to mediate by making guidelines for sensible expenses payable to emergency clinics for the board and treatment of Covid-19.
The improvement followed a case recorded by Center for Health, Human Rights and Development (CEHURD) chief Moses Mulumba on the extreme costs charged to treat Covid-19.
Government is anyway on the way up with any intercessions, after a month.
