Uganda’s national carrier has banned the sale of a local grasshopper delicacy onboard a flight after an incident over the weekend.
Uganda Airlines said the sale of the delicacy, locally known as Nsenene, contravened the “spirit of the national carrier”.
The airline said the incident exposed some passengers to “unruly market experience on their flight”.
Local media reports that some airline employees had been suspended over the incident.
A video was shared online showing a man hawking the grasshoppers:
The airline says it understood that the excitement on board was because the grasshoppers were not in plenty this season and was considering “adding the delicacy to its menu on request”.
“This move will boost tourism marketing and the livelihood of the people in the grasshopper value chain going forward,” said the airline.
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Zambia to impose restrictions on unvaccinated people
Zambia will from Tuesday start restricting people who have not been vaccinated against Covid from accessing government buildings.
It will also require civil servants to show proof of vaccination in order to be admitted to work, although this will be done in consultation with the unions.
The new measures were announced on Sunday during a joint update on the Covid situation in the country.
Health Minister Sylvia Masebo announced a raft of new measures, including a requirement for all visitors coming from high-risk countries to be quarantined for 10 days at their own cost.
She also announced heightened surveillance including at border points, markets and in public transport.
She said the country was rolling out a nationwide vaccination campaign targeting at least two million people by Christmas day.
It comes amid a looming fourth wave of coronavirus infections and after the recent discovery of a new Covid variant cases in neighbouring countries.
Source: BBC
