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ARUA CITY CENTRAL MARKET READY FOR COMMISSIONING.

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The Deputy Resident City Commissioner, Arua city, Mr. Adomati Dickson, has today, 24th January, 2022, taken time off his busy schedule to monitor the resettlement of Arua city vendors in the main market following the completion of the construction of the market.


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Accompanied by the Head of Finance who doubles as the Head of Revenue mobilisation Arua city, Mr. Adriko Sam, the Deputy RCC thanked the NRM government ably headed by President Yoweri .T. Museveni for giving Arua city a modern market. He said, "government has done its part. It's now up to the vendors to utilise the market to transform their lives." 


The modern market which houses 5012 vendors and has lock ups, stalls, banking mall, pharmacy, toilets, electricity, water, television sets, cameras, various offices etc accommodates various sectors like produce, dry fish, meat, second hand clothes, general merchandise etc cost the government of Uganda 34.9bn shillings.


The Head of Finance Arua city who is also the market master and in charge administration and resettlement of the market vendors in the new market, Mr. Adriko Sam, thanked government for improving the revenue of Arua city. He challenged the fish sellers to join the rest of the vendors in the market so that there is uniformity adding that soon the market at OPM shall be demolished. Mr. Adriko also called on the hawkers and vendors along the roads to immediately shift to the new market so as to avoid inconveniences that may arise from impounding their goods.


The Deputy RCC also guided vendors that there were likely to be some complaints and that if they arose, vendors should seek peaceful methods of resolving the matters. He said Arua City Council has alternative conflict resolution mechanisms and that their offices were open for such complaints and negotiations. He cautioned them against taking the law into their hands.


The DRCC was happy to see that vendors were busy because of their transfer to the new market. One vendor was so excited to the extent that he said, "I have never voted for President Yoweri Museveni but in 2026, I will vote for Kaguta, the excited vendor remarked."


With the new market, Arua City Central Business District (CBD) is expected to become decongested and clean if enforcement will correctly do its work.


Adomati warned the city authorities against corruptly using the market revenue adding that those who would engage in corruption shall be dealt with by his office.


The multi billion market contractor was Dott Services Ltd and Joadah Consults headed by Engineer Aita Joel was the consultant.


Arua Central Market is one of the biggest if not the biggest in the whole of Uganda. 


Security of the market is good and commissioning is expected to be soon by His Excellency the President of Uganda, Gen. Yoweri Kaguta Tibuhaburwa Museveni.


By Muzamil Bavule

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