By Francis Tusiime:Court advises Fort Portal traders and the urban authority to settle
outside court High court in Fort Portal has advised parties in a case
filed by Mpanga Market Vendors Association Limited against Fort Portal
Municipal Council and Mayor Asaba Edison Ruyonga to settle out of court.
Court presided over by Justice David Batema had last month issued an
interim injunction restraining Fort Portal Municipal Council from
allocating the market space at the newly constructed Mpanga Market to the traders until the traders’ application is heard and determined.
The vendors had sued Fort Portal municipality and the Mayor Ruyonga for
allegedly breaching the Memorandum of Understanding signed between the
traders and Fort Portal municipal council.
The applicants
among others accused the mayor and town clerk for allocating space to
vendors without involving members of the market executive.
According to Mr Ahimbisibwe Joseph, the chairman of the applicants said
that in order to ensure transparency, the urban authority was supposed
to work with the vendors’ executive in the allocation exercise.
The vendors also argue that 200 vendors who were in the old market had lost space in the new market.
The vendors were represented in court by Mr Victor Businge of M/s
Ngaruye Ruhindi & Spencer Co. Advocates while the respondents were
represented by Mr Bwiruka of M/s Kahwa, Kafuzi, Bwiruka & Co.
Advocates.
Court fixed April 8 to receive a feedback from the parties as to whether they have settled in harmony or not.
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