KABALE: Authorities in Kabale Municipality have issued an ultimatum to the owners of locked lockups in Kabale Central Market to either occupy them within one month or risk having them allocated to other vendors.
Market Master Willis Atumurikire reports that over 100 lockups have remained closed since the market commenced operations. Hildah Kashemire, the assistant town clerk of Kabale Municipality, expresses concern over the unused lockups, suggesting that their owners may be employed elsewhere. Kashemire announces plans to soon issue announcements regarding the allocation of these closed lockups to new vendors if they remain unused.
CUE IN KASHEMIRE….ON THE LOCKUPS……RR//
Municipality Mayor Sentaro Emmanuel Byamugisha emphasizes that once the ultimatum period concludes on March 30th, the authorities will have no choice but to allocate the closed lockups to other vendors.
CUE IN BYAMUGISHA….ON THE MATTER….RR//
The market, boasting over 1023 stalls, features essential amenities such as a dining hall, a health facility, and a kindergarten. Valued at 23.8 Billion Shillings, it was constructed by the Chinese Chong Chuing International Construction Company under the World Bank-funded Markets and Agricultural Trade Improvement Program – MATIP III.
The market was officially handed over to the Ministry of Local Government on Friday. The construction of the market commenced in December 2019 and was officially handed over to the Ministry of Local Government on Friday.
