A committee has been formed to verify the list of vendors that will occupy Mbarara Central Market. The committee was set up after a number of vendors complained missing on the list that was displayed last week.
Nyombi Muhammed the chairperson of the vendors Association says the committee comprises vendors from the different departments of the market.
He says the allocation of lockups/stalls will commence after the committee finishes its work.
Asse Abireeba the Mbarara City Clerk says the committee has pitched camp in the market to listen to complaints from the vendors. He says the 18-man committee comprises 14 vendors, two city officers, and two from the ministry of local government.
Robert Mugabe Kakyebezi the City Mayor wants the verification committee to consider vendors who were in the old market.
Raphael Magyezi the Minister of Local Government says the verification team has only one week to validate the lists and submit the findings to the Ministry.
Two weeks ago, Roko Construction Limited handed over the 21 Billion Shillings four-storied market located on Buremba Road Market to the City Authorities after the completion of construction works.
The market has about 485 shelters for vendors’ stalls, a Police post, a Children’s care Centre, an office block, and water harvesting tanks among other facilities