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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The State Minister of Foreign Affairs Henry Okello Oryem has called upon Ugandan traders who cannot handle the challenges in South Sudan to stop going there. Speaking today at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs where he was opening the Uganda-India investment road show taking place …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala City Trader’s Association-KACITA has announced a peaceful demonstration by traders following their failed negotiations with the government on the new tax policy of textile fabrics and garments. KACITA spokesperson Issa Ssekito says that their shops will remain under lock starting Wednesday until government reverses …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Traders in Mukwano arcade closed their shops on Tuesday protesting a decision by the management to compel them to pay July rent arrears. One of the traders said that they are opposed to the payment of rent arrears for July since they did not work. …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 120 traders have petitioned the Kasese municipal council authorities through an appeals committee challenging their relocation to the new Kasese Central Market. The market is one of the several structures that were rebuilt under the Markets and Agricultural Trade Improvement Programme (MATIP-1) – …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A number of traders have been blocked from accessing shops in arcades around Kampala as landlords demand rent arrears. Many of the traders were locked out of the buildings in June when President Yoweri Museveni announced a 42-day lockdown to help the country deal with …

KACITA is asking landlords to make a total waive of the entire lockdown rental arrears to their tenants Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala City Traders Association (KACITA) have asked the government to intervene in the challenges faced by traders during the lockdown. On Tuesday, the leaders appeared before Parliament’s …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Traders in Jinja city have protested the move by security personnel to temporarily close shops and arcades. Security personnel comprised of both police and UPDF on Monday afternoon closed down shops whose owners had resolved to operate normally, despite Friday’s presidential directive to temporarily close …

Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Traders in Busia district are in profitable tomato business due to high demand amidst tomatoes scarcity. The price for a full box of tomatoes has hiked from 200,000 shillings to 400,000 shillings, while a full basin of tomatoes is currently at 60,000 shillings from previous price of …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Traders at Mpondwe Market in Lhubiriha Town Council in Kasese District are crying foul because of the suspension of their activities for over a year. The traders are protesting the high cost of Covid-19 testing, which has limited them and their Congolese counterparts from crossing …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The government has started the process to compensate traders of St. Balikuddembe market – Owino and Nakawa Markets.  In 2020, President Museveni directed the Minister of Kampala to with immediate effect remove from the government markets the Association leaders and supervise the sellers to elect …