President Museveni has ordered the management of Kampala Capital City Authority to relocate the city vendors to Kisekka land.
According to a credible source, while chairing a Cabinet meeting at State House Entebbe on Monday President Museveni said vendors should not be forced to relocate to Usafi Market.
It is said the president directed the minister for Lands and Minister for Kampala to look into the land in Kisekka which is close to two hectares and use it to relocate vendors.
The President’s orders come after vendors have been chased away from streets in an attempt to implement the Kampala Smart City initiative, which involves improvement of garbage collection and management around the city.
Hussein Hud, the Kampala Resident City Commissioner, while addressing the media last Monday said vending and hawking is illegal and no one should take government laxity to enforce the law.
However, Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago, the political head of KCCA, last Friday while delivering his New Year message to the council at City Hall disagreed with the government decision of evicting vendors from the streets.
Lukwago said the current law allows street vending in an organized manner and it is the duty of KCCA to work out a mechanism of regulating them.
