Mbarara City authorities remove street vendors from city centre

According to The Independent, Mbarara City South Division officials led an operation that removed street vendors from shop fronts and arcade corridors in the city centre, following a 14-day ultimatum to relocate to gazetted markets. Officials said vendors who defy the eviction risk prosecution and that over 5,000 market stalls would be allocated; evicted vendors said no relocation arrangements had been made and that kiosk extensions were broken.