''Restoration of trade order and sanity''

The following post is a timeline of events over the last 10 days that followed the tragic death of a female vendor downtown Kampala. This episode has since sparked off various other concerns and issues surrounding the spaces vendors are permitted to use and the harsh enforcement vendors regularly face from the council for trading in non-designated areas of the city.

(photo above take 12Aug17 - vendors spreading out further on the streets than usual)

4Aug17

News paper clipping - Vendor, Olivia Basemera, passed away after falling into the Nakivubo channel whilst running away from the local councils law enforcement officers. A number of vendors gathered together and marched to the councils head offices protesting the case.

http://kfm.co.ug/news/street-vendor-drowns-while-fleeing-from-kcca-enforcememnet-officers.html

11Aug17

News paper clipping - Throughout the week, more vendors seen spread out across the streets as law enforcement officers step back to assess the case.

News paper clipping- questioning the current enforcement approach that seeks to keep streets clear of vendors

Irene Ovonji, the executive director FIDA Uganda calls for more a inclusive approach ''... deignated areas of the city where vendors can earn a living...without breaking the law''

12Aug17

Some public comments about the aftermath of the episode from the Saturday New Vision paper

150817

KCCA enforcement and the Uganda police start react to the increased vendors on the streets