Uganda, March 8 -- Thousands of jobs and livelihoods are in peril following government's, as yet, unannounced ban on the trade in meat throughout Kampala to stem the spread of a deadly animal disease.

A week ago, the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industries and Fisheries (MAAIF) decided on an immediate quarantine on livestock in the entire Kampala Capital City after an outbreak of foot and mouth disease in Rubaga Division late last month.

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In a March 1 letter by the Commissioner for Animal Health, Dr Anna Rose Ademun, to the Executive Director of Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), the ministry prohibited movement of livestock in the country's capital.

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