Tag Archives: Markets

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Councilors in Kampala have protested against Presidential directives on markets which they say undermine their efforts to legislate on management of markets and other matters in the city. The protest was staged during a council sitting called by the authority speaker Zahara Luyirika at City …

NEWS ANALYSIS | THE INDEPENDENT | The clamor for the management of city markets is far from over given the contracting new directives from President, Yoweri Museveni. From directing that the markets are run by vendors and backtracking to instruct the City Authority to repossess the markets, Museveni’s directives have not …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Insurance Regulatory Authority-IRA has revealed that they are strategizing to introduce a mandatory insurance cover for markets as well as high-rising buildings. When these plans finalize, this policy will be added to the already compulsory insurance policies like the motor third party, workman’s compensation, and …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Just four days after Gulu City council authorities launched a mass eviction of individuals conducting businesses in ungazetted spaces, normalcy appears to have returned on the major streets within the city center and the Main Market. Pedestrian walkways and pavements on major streets of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of the Parliament on the Committee of Public Service and Local Government have expressed concern about the non-utilization of markets constructed in the different parts of the country. The committee chaired by the Aringa North County MP Godfrey Onzima is conducting inspection tours on …

Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 300 vendors have missed out on the newly verified Mbarara Central Market list. Two weeks ago Raphael Magyezi, the Local Government Minister appointed a 25-member committee chaired by the Acting Principal Commercial Officer Joseline Kiconco to carry out a new verification of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister for Kampala and Metropolitan Affairs Hajjat Minsa Kabanda wants the Inspector General of Government-IGG Beti Olive Namisango Kamya to investigate corruption in city markets. According to Kabanda leaders in the City Markets are collecting garbage fees, despite the services being provided by …

Toilet fees deny women in markets opportunity to grow their business and transform their lives and those of their families yet are a strong pillar to the economy Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) should consider extending free toilet facilities for women in markets across the …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | All dormant stalls and lock-ups in public markets across Kampala will be reallocated to persons in search of working space, the Minister in Charge of Kampala and Metropolitan Affairs Minsa Kabanda has said. The pronouncement was made after an assessment on the status …

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 …