More than 1,000 roadside vendors in Uganda’s Luwero district are hoping to construct a permanent market. Some ten years ago, vendors cleared bushes at Kasaala village in Luwero sub-county along the Kampala-Gulu highway. They then erected temporary shelters to create a market to sell pineapples and other agricultural produce. The number of vendors has now risen from 30 to 1000; th location has become known as the Balikyejjusa roadside market.
Yosea Mubiru, the Chairperson of Balikyejjusa roadside market says that the temporary structures are dilapidated and are on the verge of collapsing after accommodating them for 10 years. Mubiru adds that the market has also run out of space due to the influx of vendors. Mubiru says that as a result, they have launched a campaign to mobilize over Sh 150 million (€37.500) to construct permanent stalls, offices, stores, and ample space for car parking among other facilities.
Source: independent.co.ug
