Police and KCCA Destroy All Stalls in Kikuubo in a Fight Against Covid-19

More than 100 vendors in Kikuubo business center in Kampala central are stuck after the eviction of their stalls by Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA and Police inorder to reduce crowding.

According to reports we received,KCCA has evicted all metallic and wooden stalls that had been erected on the verandas of shops in Kikuubo, leaving vendors wondering how to survive.

Fredrick Wamala who sells curry powder says that KCCA law enforcement teams stormed the area without warning and asked them to remove their merchandise immediately or risk losing it. Many fumbled to take away their merchandise as the enforcement team brought down stalls and loaded the material on their trucks.

Wamala says that he had just cleared rent of Shillings 500,000 when he was asked to remove his merchandise and the stall taken away. Seated on the verandah where he used to work, Wamala wore a confused face, saying he was uncertain how he would fend for his family now that his job is no more.

Sam Muyomba, the spokesperson of Kikuubo traders says that they were equally taken by surprise when KCCA started bringing down stalls. Last week, Kampala Resident City Commissioner, Hudu Hussein held a meeting with the leadership of Kampala City Traders Association-KACITA when they launched a sensitization campaign against COVID-19 among traders.

During the meeting, Hussein warned of the crowds in Kikuubo, saying the center would be closed if they failed to control crowds. KACITA held sensitization campaigns using sound systems and asked business people in Kikuubo to be vigilant and observe standard operating procedures set by government to control the spread of COVID-19.