Uganda Governance Monitor
Uganda Governance Monitor
The Ministry of Works and Transport, backed by police and UPDF, began evicting car dealers and other businesses from road reserves at Kyambogo on the Nakawa-Kireka stretch of Jinja Road, with bulldozers pulling down fences, cars and structures, according to the Daily Monitor. Dealers accused officials of selective enforcement and of evicting them without notice or a resettlement plan; the Ministry said a two-week grace period had been given and that enforcement was not selective.
Disputed: Car dealers say they were evicted without notice while politically connected operators were spared; the Ministry says they had a two-week grace period and that enforcement is not selective.