dawn, the usual bustle of business across Uganda’s blossoming cities and towns is missing.Where voices once competed with the clatter of weighing scales and the bargaining cries of customers, there is now an edgy silence.Piles of empty wooden stalls still lie broken, some reduced
Three persons have been arraigned before court on allegations of forcefully and illegally taking over estate of a deceased person in Wakiso District thereby denying Bona Fide occupants ownership rights.The trio identified as Male Umar, Nsereko Hood Mukasa Ssembatya and Namboze Janat Nsubug
Taxi operators in Kampala have asked government to extend a planned crackdown on unroadworthy vehicles, warning that the directive risks disrupting livelihoods and was issued without adequate consultation.The operators say the move requires more time to allow for repairs and ensure orderly
Joseph Walugembe, the executive director of the Federation of Small and Medium Enterprises (FSME)The executive director of the Federation of Small and Medium Enterprises (FSME), John Walugembe, has called on local authorities to immediately suspend all demolition operations targeting small
An emotionally charged image shared online by outspoken businessman Frank Gashumba has sparked a nationwide conversation in Kampala, not because it was real, but because of what it represents.The image, which depicted a street vendor breastfeeding her child as her kiosk was being forcefull
A trade order operation on wetlands encroachment in Hoima City has left the Kasamba bus coach company on the spot for supporting illegal motor vehicle washing bays in wetlands within Hoima City premises.The company bus was impounded and driven to Hoima Central Police Station (CPS). A bus w
Traders in Kabale Municipality are raising concern over an impending eviction from streets and unauthorized trading spaces, saying they have not been given enough time or alternatives to relocate their businesses.With the enforcement deadline fast approaching, vendors and small-scale busin
There was heavy deployment of police, soldiers, and municipal enforcement officers in Busia Town as authorities began demolishing illegal structures.The operation, which started on Wednesday afternoon, is aimed at implementing directives issued by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of
Business ground to a halt in Luweero’s Balikyewuunya roadside market after vendors went on strike protesting the eviction of taxi operators, with traders warning that their livelihoods are at risk without customer traffic.Business came to a standstill at the busy Balikyewuunya roadside m
The new marketplaces were part of the demands from the evicted street vendors to leaders at a post-eviction meeting. They demanded a plot of land within the city premises.Earlier last month, Asinansi Nyakato, woman MP Hoima City, Ismail Kasule Hoima West MP-elect, Badru Mugabi, Hoima RCC,
