United Bank of Africa (UBA) has announced that beginning June 1 (Monday) seven of its branches cross Uganda will remain temporarily closed until further notice
The closure of these branches comes with harsh consequences like rendering UBA staff unemployed as their fate unknown.
“Please be informed that our branches in Gulu, Mukono, Makerere, Ntinda, Forest Mall, William Street and Boulevard mall will remain temporarily closed effective Monday 1St June 2020, until further notice,” an internal bank memo reads.
The remaining UBA branches in Fortportal, Jinja, Mbarara, Mbale, Bugema, Kansanga, Kikuubo, Jinja Road and Prestige remain open for business Monday to Friday, 9.00am- 3.00pm.
The banks close at 3pm to enable their workers to observe the 7pm curfew, a Presidential directive which sees the violators apprehended and jailed.
UBA isn’t the only bank that had its operations disturbed because of the president’s directives. Many banks opened late than usual as staff struggled to find means to reach their workplaces.
President Yoweri Museveni in March while enforcing a lockdown directed on night patrols, ban on private and public transport, restaurants, arcades, and malls shut down in a bid to fight further spread of the coronavirus pandemic.
In relaxing the lockdown in May, President Museveni reopened private transport but maintained 7pm curfew.
While enforcing this directive, the police especially in Kampala City dismissed traffic jam as an excuse, warning that the private car motorists must plan their journeys early enough.