Uganda: Vendors Off Kampala Streets

5 September 2011

Street vendors who have for a long time been selling merchandise along several streets in Kampala were on Monday forcefully evicted by the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA).

By 9:00am, most of the stalls and kiosks along city streets were demolished by KCCA law enforcement officers. The operation which started at dawn is part of plans to restore trade order in the central business district, KCCA said last week.

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