Ntungamo Municipality has issued a 14-day ultimatum to owners of unauthorized temporary structures, targeting roadside traders and informal developers, in a renewed effort to enforce orderly business operations.
Authorities are urging affected individuals to relocate to available stalls in the central market.
Seleverio Byarufu Mukobi, the town clerk, said the directive is part of ongoing efforts to improve town planning and maintain orderly business operations.
“There is a directive that we create business order in our towns, and those are the operations which are ongoing. We have notified our people—fourteen days—they should prepare," he said.
"We are going to remove all those which are not authorised. Those authorised have terms and conditions under which they were authorised and shall not be tampered with. Much as the market is old, it still has spaces where people can operate. We have vacant stalls in the market,” Mukobi added.
He clarified what constitutes an unauthorized structure: “Unauthorized structures can be small containers, big containers, as long as they were not authorised. People who have made extensions on their buildings towards the road, or those selling merchandise and food on road reserves, all those are to be affected by that directive.”
Mukobi encouraged traders to make use of available spaces in the central market. “All those who are selling foodstuffs on roads, we are encouraging them to find spaces since we have vacant stalls in the market, and we are encouraging them to occupy spaces in the ghazetted market,” he said.
The municipality emphasized that the enforcement drive aims to decongest streets, improve urban planning, and create a safer, more organized environment for both traders and residents.
Those who fail to comply risk having their structures removed without further notice.
