Traders start rebuilding burnt market as donations stream in

St. Balikudembbe market traders have started reconstruction work of their market which was burnt in the re hours of Sunday morning by unknown suspects.

Park yard owino market on fire

With no business going on in the market, traders are raising up stoles with hope to resume business this week with the little which was left whereas others are wondering where to start from but some have been seen soliciting for money to help in the construction work.

Not only construction is taking place in the market but also authorities in the market are giving out forms for traders to fill which they say will cushion them from the loans that they are still servicing since the first
fire gutted the market way back in 2009.

However, though most of them are waiting to start from scratches others have decided to display some of the remains by the road side for customers to buy.

As usual donations have started flocking in with the first batching from Kawempe north MP Latif Ssebagala *who donated *UGX.300,000* to help in reconstruction and assured traders that he is going to push a motion in parliament for the formation of a special committee to handle their issue.

With the donation now starting to come in, some traders are not seconding the idea of giving finances to the market leadership fearing that it might not get down to the victims and some are calling for a change in the market leadership.

 

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