KCCA reduces rent fees for Wandegeya
Jul 29, 2016
The traders in the sh22b market got a relief in a move KCCA says is intended to attract street vendors to the market.
PIC: The front view of Wandegeya market located at Wandegeya, Kawempe division on. Photos/ Lawrence Mulondo.
Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has cut rent fees for traders in the Wandegeya Market by 30%.
The traders in the sh22b market got a relief in a move KCCA says is intended to attract street vendors to the market.
Kampala Capital City Authority ( KCCA) deputy director for production and marketing (second left) and Wandegeya market Chairperson Jonathan Gitta (in coat) during a press conference at Wandegeya market on July 29, 2016.
The reduction was announced by Dr. Esau Galukande, the deputy director in charge of production and marketing in KCCA.
He says the reductions starts with the month of August.
Accordingly, traders who have been paying sh100,000 per month, will now pay sh70,000 per month.
According to the leaders of the market, traders have been leaving the market, saying the rent was too high.
Empty lockups on the third floor of Wandegeya market
