Business slow in Kampala
Kampala’s main business centre yesterday remained closed after the presidential and parliamentary
By Flavia Nakagwa and Paul Kiwuuwa
Kampala’s main business centre yesterday remained closed after the presidential and parliamentary elections.
Shops on the Kampala- Jinja road, Bombo Road and several streets in the city centre closed yesterday by noon because many business people were uncertain of what would come out after the final results were announced.
Clusters of people were seen on several streets sitting and standing discussing the results from the voting as others listened to their portable radios.
Barclays bank, Tropical African bank, Cairo bank and Allied bank were operating business normally.
Business was slow at hotels as their usual clientele the city riff-raff stayed at home. Hotel Equatoria guest relations’ officer Doreen Kwagala said most people who had made reservations cancelled them.
Most shopping arcades like Mutaasa Kafeero, Avemar, and H & B towers remained closed.
The Old and New taxi park commuter taxis had a few passengers. UTODA national chairman John Ndyomugyenyi said people had travelled upcountry for the voting exercise.
At Ben Kiwanuka Street, people were idly gossiping while others were listening to small radios for results.
Copper motors complex, Mukwano shopping arcade were closed, so was Wilson street. At Caltex and shell filling station, few cars passed by for fuelling.
An attendant at Uhuru restaurant, Wilsons street said, John Masaba, said “Today business is not booming, few customers have turned up, we are affected because we had stocked much food.â€
Kampala’s main business centre yesterday remained closed after the presidential and parliamentary elections.
Shops on the Kampala- Jinja road, Bombo Road and several streets in the city centre closed yesterday by noon because many business people were uncertain of what would come out after the final results were announced.
Clusters of people were seen on several streets sitting and standing discussing the results from the voting as others listened to their portable radios.
Barclays bank, Tropical African bank, Cairo bank and Allied bank were operating business normally.
Business was slow at hotels as their usual clientele the city riff-raff stayed at home. Hotel Equatoria guest relations’ officer Doreen Kwagala said most people who had made reservations cancelled them.
Most shopping arcades like Mutaasa Kafeero, Avemar, and H & B towers remained closed.
The Old and New taxi park commuter taxis had a few passengers. UTODA national chairman John Ndyomugyenyi said people had travelled upcountry for the voting exercise.
At Ben Kiwanuka Street, people were idly gossiping while others were listening to small radios for results.
Copper motors complex, Mukwano shopping arcade were closed, so was Wilson street. At Caltex and shell filling station, few cars passed by for fuelling.
An attendant at Uhuru restaurant, Wilsons street said, John Masaba, said “Today business is not booming, few customers have turned up, we are affected because we had stocked much food.â€