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Vendors Strike as Authorities Evict Taxi Operators from Balikyewuunya Roadside Market in Luweero

Vendors Strike as Authorities Evict Taxi Operators from Balikyewuunya Roadside Market in Luweero

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

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KCCA Moves to Tighten Transport Regulation with New Public Transport Management Bill

KCCA Moves to Tighten Transport Regulation with New Public Transport Management Bill

The Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has intensified efforts to restore order in the city’s transport sector, with councilors scrutinising a proposed law aimed at strengthening regulation and improving mobility in the capital.During a working retreat held at Imperial Golf View Hotel

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Masaka City Mayor Pledges Protection for Vendors in Designated Trading Areas

Masaka City Mayor Pledges Protection for Vendors in Designated Trading Areas

Masaka City Mayor Florence Namayanja has reaffirmed her commitment to maintaining order in the city’s business environment, vowing not to allow the eviction of vendors and traders who have been officially allocated designated working spaces by city authorities.Her remarks come amid ongoi

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CASH FOR ENDORSEMENT: Youth Group Says Each NRM MP Was Given Shs10 Million to Endorse Among, Tayebwa as Speaker and Deputy Speaker

CASH FOR ENDORSEMENT: Youth Group Says Each NRM MP Was Given Shs10 Million to Endorse Among, Tayebwa as Speaker and Deputy Speaker

A group of youths aligned with the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) has raised concerns over alleged payments of Shs10 million to Members of Parliament to influence the endorsement of candidates for Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the 12th Parliament.The youths, operating under the

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Kampala to ban taxis from picking up passengers outside designated stops

Kampala to ban taxis from picking up passengers outside designated stops

The Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) is set to unveil a sweeping new transport plan that will ban all taxis from picking up and dropping off passengers outside designated gazetted stops.The move is expected to significantly change how Kampala’s popular 14-seater omnibuses operate. C

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URA finally bows to pressure, removes downtown tax office kiosk

URA finally bows to pressure, removes downtown tax office kiosk

The decision followed hours of intense debate online where some social media users accused the tax body and KCCA of double standards, having removed similar structures owned by traders and vendors in the city center.The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has announced it will remove its contro

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KCCA Demolishes Illegal Kiosks in Kampala Crackdown, Cites 4,000 Vacant Market Stalls

KCCA Demolishes Illegal Kiosks in Kampala Crackdown, Cites 4,000 Vacant Market Stalls

KAMPALA — Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) enforcement teams, backed by police, demolished dozens of illegal roadside kiosks and structures overnight into Friday, escalating a citywide crackdown aimed at restoring order in the capital’s central business district.The operation foll

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KCCA’s Clean Streets Gamble: Can They Keep Vendors at Bay?

KCCA’s Clean Streets Gamble: Can They Keep Vendors at Bay?

Kampala city after street vendors being evicted.Overview:KCCA spokesperson Daniel Nuwabine said this time it will be different. He said eviction of street vendors in the Central Business District (CBD) is part of a broader effort to organize trade in the city and the entire Greater

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Banished vendors told to move to out-of-town markets

Banished vendors told to move to out-of-town markets

For those that cannot find space in neighboring municipalities, the KCCA boss urged them to move further out to 10 cities in, including Mbarara, Jinja, Mbale and Gulu, where government-constructed markets have available stalls.As the deadline for street vendors to vacate downtown Kampala d

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When climate risk becomes a budget risk

When climate risk becomes a budget risk

Despite legal buffer requirements of 100 metres from rivers and 200 metres from lakes,wetlands are increasingly encroached upon by settlements, farming, sand mining, and industrial activity, largely because oversight and enforcement remain underfunded.Here is why climate change is no longe

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