The government of Uganda has imposed a lockdown as a pre-emptive measure to control the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Much of the current national debate centres around reopening businesses and kickstarting the economy. What appears to be lost in this conversation is that children have an urgent priority too. Their current and future wellbeing depends on having access to a school. For them, and their parents, this question deserves greater attention in our national conversation about how to proceed from here.