Tag Archives: STREET VENDORS

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have blocked Gulu city, Bardege-Layibi division authorities from allocating market space to vendors evicted from the streets. The division authorities led by the Mayor Patrick Oola Lumumba had asked the evicted vendors to converge at an open space along Walter Opwonya road on Tuesday to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA Executive Committee has petitioned the High Court to quash the ban on street vending and hawking on grounds that it is illegal and unreasonable. Led by the City Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago, the KCCA Executive Committee has filed its petition …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA has extended its operation to evict street vendors to Kawempe division. Hundreds of street vendors operating in areas of Bwaise, Kawempe stage, Kalerwe, Kyebando, and Mpererwe have been evicted off the streets by KCCA enforcement officers with the help of the …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Traders in Arua central market have asked the city authorities to evict street vendors whom they accuse of frustrating their businesses. The vendors held a meeting in Arua city on Monday where they issued an ultimatum of seven days to the authorities. They argue that since …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Street vendors in Kampala have sued the government and Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA for evicting them from the streets. On 23rd December 2021, the then Resident City Commissioner-RCC Hud Hussein directed vendors to peacefully vacate the streets and take up space in city markets before …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has decided to register street vendors and hawkers in Kampala. This was announced by Hajjat Minsa Kabanda, the Minister for Kampala and Metropolitan Affairs on Friday while meeting KCCA officials and leaders of vendors from different associations. She said that the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 14 ‘Lord’ councilors of Kampala Capital City Authority including the Speaker Zahrah Luyirika, and her deputy have been sent on remand on charges of inciting violence. The others are: KCCA Deputy Speaker Nasuru Masaba, Gadafi Jafari Kamya, Morshin Kakande, Charles Mpindi, Paul Kato, Richard …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kampala Resident City Commissioner, Hud Hussein has distanced himself from “smart city”, one of the youth vigilante groups purportedly enforcing law and order in the city. The youths who often wear black T-Shirts and light green reflector jackets with the inscription “smart city”, have …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kampala City Resident Commissioner-RCC Hussein Hud has said that street vendors have until 10th January 2022 to vacate the streets and take up available space in markets. Hud who was addressing the press at the Uganda Media Center says that vending and hawking is …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA has made good of its threats to evict street vendors in an attempt to create trade order in the city and stop the spread of COVID-19. On Tuesday, a team of KCCA law enforcement officers backed by armed police officers started …