Owino market stalls demolished in Arua City during vendor eviction operation

The Daily Monitor reports that traders at Owino Market in Arua City found their makeshift structures and stalls razed on the morning of publication. The traders' chairman, Ahmed Miria, said they had not been informed, that the market was private and had been paid for, and that traders would rebuild; some vendors welcomed the demolition, citing poor sanitation. Central Division MP-elect Muzaid Khemis denied vendors' allegations that he was behind it, saying it followed a presidential directive.