Kampala streets clear of vendors
Sep 08, 2011
Most streets in Kampala are clear of vendors and hawkers who have been selling merchandise on pavements and gazetted road reserves.
BY TADDEO BWAMBALE AND JULIET WAISWA
Most streets in Kampala are clear of vendors and hawkers who have been selling merchandise on pavements and gazetted road reserves.
There were no vendors on Kampala Road, Dastur Street and Jinja Road, except those selling newspapers.
Several newspaper vendors have occupied the area opposite the main Post Office on Jinja Road. The area was previously inhabited by sellers of used textbooks and novels.
Ben Kiwanuka Street and Shauri Yako in downtown Kampala, which were usually crowded, are also clear.
Most of the streets appeared cleaner than usual, and garbage trucks operating in the central business district kept moving about collecting rubbish.
Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) law enforcement officers and policemen are on the streets to get vendors off the streets.
KCCA on Monday evicted all street vendors, citing the need for order in the city.
Several vendors who have been operating on Allen Road next to the New Taxi Park have resorted to selling merchandise in the area bordering Nakivubo Channel.
A few vendors displayed their merchandise on Namirembe Road, but they were dispersed.
Most streets in Kampala are clear of vendors and hawkers who have been selling merchandise on pavements and gazetted road reserves.
There were no vendors on Kampala Road, Dastur Street and Jinja Road, except those selling newspapers.
Several newspaper vendors have occupied the area opposite the main Post Office on Jinja Road. The area was previously inhabited by sellers of used textbooks and novels.
Ben Kiwanuka Street and Shauri Yako in downtown Kampala, which were usually crowded, are also clear.
Most of the streets appeared cleaner than usual, and garbage trucks operating in the central business district kept moving about collecting rubbish.
Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) law enforcement officers and policemen are on the streets to get vendors off the streets.
KCCA on Monday evicted all street vendors, citing the need for order in the city.
Several vendors who have been operating on Allen Road next to the New Taxi Park have resorted to selling merchandise in the area bordering Nakivubo Channel.
A few vendors displayed their merchandise on Namirembe Road, but they were dispersed.