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Uganda orders bars, Malwa joints to open after 3pm on working days
“Local leaders should take the lead in discouraging early-morning alcohol consumption and work with security agencies and enforcement teams to ensure that bars and alcohol outlets do not operate in a manner that encourages people to spend their mornings drinking instead of working,” he said.
Uganda’s Minister of Local Government, Balaam Barugahara Ateenyi, has directed bars, Malwa joints and other alcohol-selling establishments across the country not to open before 3:00 p.
In a directive dated August 11, 2026, Mr Barugahara instructed local government leaders to work with security agencies and enforcement teams to ensure compliance with the new operating-hour restrictions.
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