Minister Barugahara orders interdiction of Wakiso town clerk and commercial officer over market stall allocations

During an inspection of Wakiso Central Daily Market, Local Government Minister Balaam Barugahara ordered the interdiction of Wakiso Town Clerk Jimmy Mabanja and commercial officer Nathan Mwanika after traders complained of bribes demanded for stalls and names removed from the allocation list. He handed Mabanja to the State House Anti-Corruption Unit, directed police to trace Mwanika and arrest three market leaders a vendor accused of taking Shs2 million, declared the allocations void and disbanded the market leadership. He also ordered investigations into alleged sale of government land around the market.