Nyong’o orders end to street hawking in Kisumu

KISUMU, Kenya, Jan 12 – Kisumu Governor Prof. Anyang Nyong’o has ordered immediate ban on street vending in Kisumu City.



All traders and hawkers selling their wares on the streets, he said, will be accommodated at the ultra-modern Uhuru Business Park.



The 5,000 capacity market built in collaboration with the national government has been vacant for a year after its completion.



All traders from Lwang’ni, Akamba Line, Fontala, Konyando, KPLC, Back Street, Winmart and Varsity Plaza who were displaced during the revitalization of Kisumu port and the upgrading of the railway line, he said will operate from the new market.



The city management, he added, was working on guidelines on how the traders will operate at the market saying no traders will be allowed on the streets.



He cautioned the traders against violating the regulations saying those found culpable risked losing their business stalls.



“We will ensure all traders are settled inside the Uhuru Business Park. It has been confirmed that trading in the streets is not only unhealthy but exposes the traders to various hazards. This will apply to all markets in the county,” he said.



He directed traders who were allocated stalls at the market and were trading on the streets to move in immediately or lose the spaces.



While issuing a notice to cartels out to take up spaces at the market illegally, Nyong’o said the county government will use the biometric system to ensure that all the bonafide traders are settled.



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