Gaba market vendors petition Parliament
Mar 25, 2009
OVER 450 stall owners and vendors of Gaba Market in Makindye East division yesterday petitioned Parliament over the mismanagement of the market.
By Catherine Bekunda and Joyce Namutebi
OVER 450 stall owners and vendors of Gaba Market in Makindye East division yesterday petitioned Parliament over the mismanagement of the market.
In a petition presented by their MP, Michael Mabikke, the vendors accused some members of what they called hijacking their association.
They said Gabriel Musisi, Charles Kyagaba, Gamwero Kigozi, Christine Sentamu and Mugisha Kanywanyi failed to remit sh106m collected in market dues since 2004.
The vendors said an agreement between their association and Kampala City Council (KCC) provided that management of the market be left to the association on condition that they remitted sh2.2m to KCC per month.
They said the group formed another company, which was negotiating with an Indian investor to sell the market land for sh2b.
The vendors said they had lodged a caveat on the land, which was illegaly removed, adding that the land title also disappeared from the lands registry.
OVER 450 stall owners and vendors of Gaba Market in Makindye East division yesterday petitioned Parliament over the mismanagement of the market.
In a petition presented by their MP, Michael Mabikke, the vendors accused some members of what they called hijacking their association.
They said Gabriel Musisi, Charles Kyagaba, Gamwero Kigozi, Christine Sentamu and Mugisha Kanywanyi failed to remit sh106m collected in market dues since 2004.
The vendors said an agreement between their association and Kampala City Council (KCC) provided that management of the market be left to the association on condition that they remitted sh2.2m to KCC per month.
They said the group formed another company, which was negotiating with an Indian investor to sell the market land for sh2b.
The vendors said they had lodged a caveat on the land, which was illegaly removed, adding that the land title also disappeared from the lands registry.