Ugandan minister wants to cap rents at Mbarara market
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Nile Post
Ugandan Minister for Local Government Balaam Barugahara has called on occupants of Mbarara Central Market who sublet stalls to vacate them, denouncing rents of up to 150,000 shillings a month. He proposes a monthly rent schedule and wants spaces reserved for the small traders they were intended for, according to Nile Post.
Ugandan Minister for Local Government Balaam Barugahara has ordered people subletting stalls and shops at the Mbarara Central Market to vacate the premises. He accuses them of charging traders excessive rents, Nile Post reports.
The directive follows concerns that people had taken control of state-funded market spaces and were renting them out to vendors. During an unannounced inspection, the minister also asked the city council to verify the identities of occupants and ensure that spaces intended for low-income traders go to them.
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