Relocated Mpanga Market Vendors Struggle to Survive at New Garage Site
By Alice Vendors formerly operating at Mpanga Market along Kampala Road in Fort Portal City are raising concerns over declining sales and poor working conditions following their relocation to a designated garage site, commonly referred to as a container village. The traders say the move, enforced by the Fort Portal City Council, has significantly disrupted […]
Continue ReadingFort Portal: Evicted vendors from Kampala,Kamwenge Roads Relocated to Container Village
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 […]
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Fort Portal: Two Vendors Killed as Condemned Building Collapses in Mpanga
Clare N Vendors operating at Mpanga Market have staged a protest following the death of their colleagues who were crushed by a collapsing building yesterday evening. On Wednesday this week, residents of Fort Portal were left in shock after an old, condemned building belonging to a one Asaba Mudaki suddenly collapsed near Mpanga Market, killing […]
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Police Investigates a Kamengo Mobile Money Robbery Case
By Sylvia The Rwenzori west police is investigating circumstances under which a one Solomon Musinguzi 31, a mobile money agent at Mpanga market, central division Fort Portal city, was robbed by armed robbers on his way back home. Musinguzi, was reportedly a resident of Kichuna village, Kichuna parish, Rwengaju sub-county Kabarole district […]
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DAJ declines to meet Mpanga market painting MOU
Kabooha Leaders in Fort Portal city are crying fault after DAJ communications fails to fulfill the Memorandum of understanding for painting of Mpanga market. DAJ communications last year agreed with Fort Portal city authorities to re-paint Mpanga market with MTN colors and logos in exchange of 20 million annual pay and 6 million to renovate […]
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Mpanga Mult-Billion Market Leaks After 8 Years Of Construction
By Sylvia The shs 11.3 billion Market was constructed by the Government of Uganda in 2013 in Fort Portal Tourism City. It is one of the modern Markets countrywide that were built under the Markets and Agricultural Trade Improvement Programme (MATIP-1)a Multi-million dollar project supported by the Government and the African Development Bank. […]
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