Cabinet lifts suspension of Trade Order, resuming enforcement including demolition of non-compliant structures

Local Government Minister Raphael Magyezi told a press briefing at the Uganda Media Centre that Cabinet, sitting on 27 April 2026, resolved to end the suspension of the Trade Order and continue its implementation nationwide. According to the minister, the suspension had mainly covered demolition of church structures after petitions from Born Again and Pentecostal church leaders and the Federation of Uganda Traders Association (FUTA), and enforcement teams will now resume inspections, compliance notices and demolitions of non-compliant structures.