Uganda: Mayor On Spot for Sabotaging Anti-Alcohol Law

Gulu — Civil society organisations in Gulu are protesting the manner in which Gulu Municipality mayor George Labeja is allegedly obstructing the implementation of the Alcohol Ordinance the district passed in November last year.

The accusations follow Mr Labeja's decision to stop an operation last Thursday in which the police working with municipal enforcement officers and civil society actors were impounding alcohol packaged in sachets and bottles below 250mls from traders.

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