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Police threatens to evict Kampala traders

Gerald Businge — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 13:38:33 +0000

Vendors in both Old and the New Taxi Parks are in shock wondering their next step after the police and Kampala capital City Authority (KCCA) evicts them. The police and KCCA had planned to evict these vendors today.
However, fortunately on traders’ side, the inspector General of Police Kale Kayihura halted the eviction. Kayihura just directed his officers to give the vendors chance to leave the taxi parks in peace.

The director of KCCA had earlier issued a directive last week that the vendors get stalls in city markets and leave Old and New Taxi Parks today.

Kayihura halted the eviction after receiving reports that the vendors were planning to burn taxis during the eviction. A source in police says that the traders will still be evicted soon.

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Kampala traders demonstrate over power

Gerald Businge — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:21:37 +0000

Traders in Kampalaoperating along Kampala-Gayaza Roadtoday brought work to a standstill as they closed the Road in protest over load shedding.

The angry demonstrators smashed vehicles while police looks on for sometime. However the police later acted when it gained the numbers of policemen it needed to take action.

The problem with Ugandan demonstrators most of them are militants and they stage tough resistance whenever there is a demonstration.

Moses Kaggwa, one of the demonstrators told our informers that they demonstrated because UMEME, the company in charge of supplying power has failed to serve them to their satisfaction.

The demonstrators threw stones at the police and made illegal blockade along the road. The police in the due course arrested tens of demonstrators and charged them with participating in an illegal assembly.

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Kampala traders decry high import taxes

Gerald Businge — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 16:54:46 +0000

Kampala traders

Traders in Kampala St. Balikuddembe Market in particular have asked government to review the taxes imposed on second hand products.

The traders say that the government’s program of Prosperity for All will not be effective with factors like high taxes which hamper some people to engage in businesses.

They say that because of exorbitant taxes they import little goods and they lose customers because of the increased prices caused by the tax factor.

Joseph Matsiko a trader in the market said that with the vote they gave President Museveni last week, he should revise taxes favourably so that small scale businesses are attractive to both entrepreneurs and buyers of goods and services.

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