The vendors say that the six were arrested by police and KCCA law enforcement officers from Usafi Taxi Park where they had gone to deliver food to customers.
Read more ...Kiosks that were previously set up along Ben Kiwanuka street, Allen Road, part of Burton Street, the Old taxi Park, Nkrumah Road, Railway group, Nasser Road, Colville Street and Kimathi Avenue, among others, have been removed and taken to the Kampala Capital City Authority yard in Nakawa.
Read more ...Isma Ssekamanya is one of the people whose two kiosks were evicted from Burton street where he had employed two people. Ssekamanya, who looked puzzled when our reporter interviewed him, said that he has six other kiosks in Ndeeba and two in Katwe and didn’t know if they had been spared.
Read more ...The justices argued that the trial judge rightfully noted that the beneficiaries were paid and no accountability was made for the 4.9 Billion Shillings received by the appellants on the Crane Bank account to which only the appellants were signatories.
Read more ...Last year, KCCA passed a budget of 441.79 billion Shillings to facilitate its operations for the financial year 2022/2023. But this is far below the annual allocation of at least 1.5 trillion Shillings envisaged in the KCCA five-year Strategic Plan launched in 2020.
Read more ...Speaking during the council sitting meeting on Thursday at City Hall, Lukwago said that the conflicts in markets cannot be resolved without a proper law to streamline management in city markets.
Read more ...The youths, who often wear black T-Shirts and light green reflector jackets with the inscription "Smart City", have in the previous days been seen enforcing law and order in the City alongside law enforcement officers from Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA and police.
Read more ...On Bombo Road, from Kawempe to Wandegeya, vehicles were moving at a snail pace. Boda Boda riders also struggled to find space to maneuver through.
Read more ...Amos Turyahabwe who sells books, paper, and pens in Kikuubo says since the government announced the re-opening day for schools, schools, and students have been flocking their shops to buy scholastic materials.
Read more ...The wardens under the Uganda Taxi Operators Federation, an Umbrella body for taxi associations in Uganda are donned in light green reflector jackets.
Read more ...Early this week, the Minister for Works and Transport. Gen Katumba Wamala revealed that they had agreed with KCCA to hand over the park as negotiations between the five companies and KCCA for compensation are ongoing. The results of the negotiations are yet to be known but the park is up and running.
Read more ...Herman Segawa, a vendor along Namirembe Avenue says since the week began, the law enforcement team has been on the streets every day to confiscate merchandise from street vendors, those who resist are arrested and taken to City Hall Court.
Read more ...Addressing journalists on Wednesday at the Media Centre, Katumba said that they have agreed with Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA to hand over the park by Friday or Saturday this week for the Works Ministry to demarcate stages.
Read more ...The KCCA Council resolved to open the park on October 20 as works continue, a decision that hit a snag after five companies that sued KCCA for trespassing on their land secured an interim injunction halting the re-opening.
Read more ...The constructions of the 3.2 kilometer project which started last year involves the construction of a modern (clock tower) flyover, a four lane Nsambya underpass, a clock tower square, three pedestrian bridges, expansion of part of Nsambya, Kibuli, Mukwano and Ben Kiwanuka roads and upgrading of the drainage system around clock tower.
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