A new policy that will require Ugandans to bathe before entering Kampala City, is reportedly in play by the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA).
According to Pulse Uganda, the policy is aimed at creating a friendly environment following a report by the authority’s environment scientists (KCCA department of environment) who discovered that body odour was a leading cause of air pollution in Kampala City.
According to the source, scientists measured the quality of air from January to June 2022, and found that body odour in Kampala was causing air pollution. The scientists, further told this reporter, made “serious observations and also interviewed people within the City.” There are however fears that the policy will be condemned by human rights activists who will likely argue that it infringes on people’s rights.
The source also revealed that KCCA has instituted a task force to implement the policy. “If one bathes at any of the shower points,” he said, “they receive a one-day permit to enter the City, and would have to do the same another day.” If passed, Kampala will become the first City in the entire world to implement a policy that requires people to bathe before accessing it.
Efforts to reach out to the authority’s spokesperson were futile.
