Agarobe

This is according to Central Province Governor, Robert Agarobe who announced that a K6 million payment would be made for the 2021 school year for secondary school students in Central Province, NCD and tertiary students throughout the country.

He said the delay in this payment this year was beyond his control and is due to the priority given for COVID related payments by the government.

Governor Robert Agarobe outlined a number of things listed under the new COVID-19 measures.

This includes liquor ban on weekends and the set-up of checkpoints at Bautama, 14-mile, Laloki amd Porebada.

He said these checkpoints will be manned by Central Provincial Transport Authority.

Provincial Administrator Francis Koaba said the province reported 26 positive cases, but they need data into these cases, in order to develop their COVID-19 strategy.

Meantime the Governor said the Astra-Zeneca vaccine is not compulsory.