Kaboha
Fort portal City Council has agreed to relocate street vendors that were recently evicted from Kampala and Kamwenge road to Mpanga container village marking the end of running battles and frustration
At the beginning of March 2026, Fort portal city Council evicted hundreds of street vendors accusing them of operating illegally. A team of law enforcement officers led by Didas Muhanguzi the central division town clerk launched an operation aimed to streamline trade order in the city
The move however brought fuming reactions from vendors accusing council of evicting them without prior Notice, confiscating their work items and merchandise plus living them puzzled without allocated space of operation
Recently, vendors stormed the office of the chairperson Mpanga Struggle Market Mugume Musa to demand for their impounded merchandise and compensation for the destruction of their property. They also demanded space to operate from
In response to vendor’s demands, Musa in a letter dated 19th March 2026 addressed division clerk requested that stranded vendors that were chased from Mpanga along the Kampala and Kamwenge roads were started without any income despite being mothers and fathers who head and look after their families
Kembabazi Gladys, a vendor, expressed gladness after securing space to operate from and extended appreciation to city council authorities for listening to their cries. She however expressed concern of low customer since the place is located some meters from the Fort portal – Kampala Highway