Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago has lashed out at city authorities including Kampala Minister Betty Kamya over the eviction of street vendors.
According to Lukwago, street vending is a lawful practice but should be regulated, saying they cannot evict everyone enormously.
Lukwago says that evicting vendors cannot be the solution to Kampala’s escalating problems including reducing space for businesses.
He stressed that they should focus on implementation of decisions of the council that four streets including Ssebaana Kizito Road, Allen Road, Kafumbe Mukasa Road are given to the street vendors so that they can be able to conduct their business than evicting them.
Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) management last week launched a crackdown on street vending and abuse of traffic laws, the authorities say such activities have suffocated the businesses and normal traffic.
Vendors were seen running with the merchandise to the taxi parks and arcades whenever the KCCA enforcement and police officers patrols approached them.
Vendors had returned on the streets of Kampala soon after the KCCA Executive Director, Ms Jennifer Musisi, tendered in her resignation. The vendors have been leaving garbage in the middle of the roads.
Taxi operators had also taken advantage of the chaos to establish illegal stages on major streets which caused traffic congestion in the city centre.
