It was constructed under the Markets and Agricultural Trade Improvement Project (MATIP) with funding from the African Development Bank.
300 vendors protest being left out of Mbarara Central Market vendors' list
More than 300 vendors have been excluded from the newly verified Mbarara Central Market list, a two-storied facility constructed to accommodate 1000 vendors at the cost of 21 billion shillings.
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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 the previous list of vendors two weeks ago.
The committee was given a week to verify and display the lists of vendors to occupy the market on the public noticeboard for three days.
The verified list included lists compiled by officials from the Ministry of local government, Office of the Resident City Commissioner, Mbarara City Council, and one provided by the previous leadership of the Vendors’ Association.
When the list was eventually displayed, it had 900 vendors, but several vendors protested about their names being missing.
The affected vendors have since petitioned the Mbarara City Traders Association.
Emmanuel Muhumuza, the Acting Chairperson of the Vendors Association, says that the verification exercise is still being carried as he appealed to the restive vendors whose names are missing from the new list to be calm as they might still appear on the final list.
Simon Mwijuka Seezi, the Chairperson Mbarara City Traders Association, chimed in to say they have registered over 300 vendors who are protesting over being removed from the list.
While Richard Mugisha, the Deputy Town Clerk, said the vendors missing on the list should file their complaints to the Appeals Committee chaired by the Resident City Commissioner (RCC) in a bid to resolve this matter.
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