Vice president commissions Mpanga Market
By Francis Tusiime 2/11/2013
Kabarole
Ssekand Edward Vice President of Uganda has opened Mpanga Farmers market in East Division Fort Portal Town.
The market was constructed by Excel Engineering Services company with support from the African Development Bank (ADB).
The market is a two storied building on an acre of land projected to
accommodate over 1,200 vendors and well equipped with firefighting
equipment.
The market has modern facilities including cold rooms,
parking areas, lock-ups, parking lots, bars, restaurants, clinics, and a
day care for traders with babies.
This modern facility was borne as
a result of Markets and Agricultural Trade Improvement (MATIP); a
program that was commissioned by the Government of Uganda (GOU) through
the Ministry of Local Government (MoLG) in March 2008
Presiding
over the function, Ssekandi lashed out at leaders who disrupt
development programs in the country denying low income earners a chance
to make a living and fight poverty.
The Vice president extended a
welcoming handshake to Mayor Asaaba Edson Ruyonga,MP Alex Ruhunda Mp
Fort Portal Municipality towards supporting development in the area.
Ssekandi faulted the law for enabling markets to be handed over to
vendors after construction and said the best option would be the markets
to be managed by the municipal Authority so that vendors do not own
stalls for life.
Adolf Mwesige, the Minister of Local Government
said the mission of the NRM government is to eradicate poverty adding
that building markets like these would help vendors to fight poverty.
The Ministry intends to build 20 more markets in other divisions and
districts which include Masaka-Nyendo, Mbarara, Arua, among others and
boasted of the completion of markets in Hoima, Mbale and Gulu.
“We
have requested government to allocate us shs121bn required to build
other markets as already mentioned if land is available”, Mwesige said
adding, “markets shall not be sold to private developers and local
government shall develop and maintain the markets on behalf of the
vendors”.
Municipality spelt out a 10-year strategy for the bank
including raising funds for investment in infrastructural development,
regional development, private sector, governance, skills and technology
and pledged to review funding to the government of Uganda. He applauded
vendors for their resilience and expressed gratitude to the government
towards celebrating 51 years of independence.
Alex Ruhunda the Fort
Portal Municipality MP said construction of the market is part of the
Municipality programme to develop markets including Kabundaire, Kasusu
markets into modern facilities.
Vice president commissions Mpanga Market
By Francis Tusiime 2/11/2013
Kabarole
Ssekand Edward Vice President of Uganda has opened Mpanga Farmers market in East Division Fort Portal Town.
The market was constructed by Excel Engineering Services company with support from the African Development Bank (ADB).
The market is a two storied building on an acre of land projected to accommodate over 1,200 vendors and well equipped with firefighting equipment.
The market has modern facilities including cold rooms, parking areas, lock-ups, parking lots, bars, restaurants, clinics, and a day care for traders with babies.
This modern facility was borne as a result of Markets and Agricultural Trade Improvement (MATIP); a program that was commissioned by the Government of Uganda (GOU) through the Ministry of Local Government (MoLG) in March 2008
Presiding over the function, Ssekandi lashed out at leaders who disrupt development programs in the country denying low income earners a chance to make a living and fight poverty.
The Vice president extended a welcoming handshake to Mayor Asaaba Edson Ruyonga,MP Alex Ruhunda Mp Fort Portal Municipality towards supporting development in the area.
Ssekandi faulted the law for enabling markets to be handed over to vendors after construction and said the best option would be the markets to be managed by the municipal Authority so that vendors do not own stalls for life.
Adolf Mwesige, the Minister of Local Government said the mission of the NRM government is to eradicate poverty adding that building markets like these would help vendors to fight poverty.
The Ministry intends to build 20 more markets in other divisions and districts which include Masaka-Nyendo, Mbarara, Arua, among others and boasted of the completion of markets in Hoima, Mbale and Gulu.
“We have requested government to allocate us shs121bn required to build other markets as already mentioned if land is available”, Mwesige said adding, “markets shall not be sold to private developers and local government shall develop and maintain the markets on behalf of the vendors”.
Municipality spelt out a 10-year strategy for the bank including raising funds for investment in infrastructural development, regional development, private sector, governance, skills and technology and pledged to review funding to the government of Uganda. He applauded vendors for their resilience and expressed gratitude to the government towards celebrating 51 years of independence.
Alex Ruhunda the Fort Portal Municipality MP said construction of the market is part of the Municipality programme to develop markets including Kabundaire, Kasusu markets into modern facilities.
By Francis Tusiime 2/11/2013
Kabarole
Ssekand Edward Vice President of Uganda has opened Mpanga Farmers market in East Division Fort Portal Town.
The market was constructed by Excel Engineering Services company with support from the African Development Bank (ADB).
The market is a two storied building on an acre of land projected to accommodate over 1,200 vendors and well equipped with firefighting equipment.
The market has modern facilities including cold rooms, parking areas, lock-ups, parking lots, bars, restaurants, clinics, and a day care for traders with babies.
This modern facility was borne as a result of Markets and Agricultural Trade Improvement (MATIP); a program that was commissioned by the Government of Uganda (GOU) through the Ministry of Local Government (MoLG) in March 2008
Presiding over the function, Ssekandi lashed out at leaders who disrupt development programs in the country denying low income earners a chance to make a living and fight poverty.
The Vice president extended a welcoming handshake to Mayor Asaaba Edson Ruyonga,MP Alex Ruhunda Mp Fort Portal Municipality towards supporting development in the area.
Ssekandi faulted the law for enabling markets to be handed over to vendors after construction and said the best option would be the markets to be managed by the municipal Authority so that vendors do not own stalls for life.
Adolf Mwesige, the Minister of Local Government said the mission of the NRM government is to eradicate poverty adding that building markets like these would help vendors to fight poverty.
The Ministry intends to build 20 more markets in other divisions and districts which include Masaka-Nyendo, Mbarara, Arua, among others and boasted of the completion of markets in Hoima, Mbale and Gulu.
“We have requested government to allocate us shs121bn required to build other markets as already mentioned if land is available”, Mwesige said adding, “markets shall not be sold to private developers and local government shall develop and maintain the markets on behalf of the vendors”.
Municipality spelt out a 10-year strategy for the bank including raising funds for investment in infrastructural development, regional development, private sector, governance, skills and technology and pledged to review funding to the government of Uganda. He applauded vendors for their resilience and expressed gratitude to the government towards celebrating 51 years of independence.
Alex Ruhunda the Fort Portal Municipality MP said construction of the market is part of the Municipality programme to develop markets including Kabundaire, Kasusu markets into modern facilities.
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