Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Traders in Jinja central market have asked the city authorities to evict street vendors whom they accuse of frustrating their businesses. During a tour to the market on Thursday by the Jinja city mayor-elect Peter Kasolo, the vendors stated that unlike the past leadership which …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of State for Microfinance Haruna Kasolo has criticized the manner in which Kampala Capital City Authority – KCCA law enforcement officers deal with street vendors. KCCA law enforcement officers are known for brutally arresting vendors and confiscating their merchandise. In 2017, a street vendor Olivia …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The clashes between street vendors and Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA law enforcement officers are far from over because of lack of funds to create well-gazetted working spaces. Since 2010, KCCA has only managed to construct Usafi market. Wandegeya market was constructed under the Local Government …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Scenes of brutal arrest, beatings and manhandling street vendors has re-emerged about three months after the Kampala Minister, Beti Olive Kamya suspended at least seven Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) law enforcement officers for rights violation. Early this week, URN saw KCCA enforcement officers picking …
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Kampala City traders, vendors face off again over sprawling street ‘markets’ If the hordes of vendors that have flooded the streets of Kampala once again are to have a wish, it will be that the election period gets even longer. In the wake of the Presidential elections over the last …
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