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Museveni Commissions
UGX14.9Bn Modern Market
in Kasese
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The National Resistance Movement (NRM) presidential candidate, President Yoweri Kaguta
Museveni has on Tuesday, December 15, commissioned the Kasese Central Market in Kasese
Municipality.

NRM Presidential candidate, President Yoweri Museveni

President Museveni, who has kicked off his campaign trail in the Rwenzori sub-region
commissioned the state-of-art modern market that cost up to UGX14.9Bn inclusive of tax as the
government moves to boost creation of markets and value-addition to boost trade in Uganda.
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While speaking to the press, Assistant Commissioner Geoffrey Ettedu, National Programme
Coordinator – Markets and Agriculture Trade Improvement Programme (MATIP), revealed that
the modern market is a value-addition facility for over 1000 vendors that were previously
operating in the temporary market.
“The market will accommodate about 1,000 vendors and house multiple food stalls,
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restaurants, banks, clinics, salons, fruit and vegetable stands, butcheries and a daycare centre.
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It consists of 467 stalls and 311 lockup shops,” said Ass. Comm. Ettedu.
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He also revealed that the state-of-art market was installed with CCTV cameras, PA systems as
well as digital flat screens to air communications, adverts and news updates.

Tasked to elaborate on the rates, Ettedu revealed that the ministry of Local Government and
Kasese Municipal council were in discussion with the various stakeholders – including vendor
leaders to come to the subsidized rates.

On value addition, the national coordinator revealed that special facilities such as high voltage
power and storage had been provided to cater for vendors and entrepreneurs that sought to set
up milling and processing lines.

“We have reserved spaces for those processing and packing fish, slaughterhouses (abattoirs)
and other minor value addition. Water harvesting and solar lighting in the market to cut down on
the utility bills and costs on the vendors,” revealed Ettedu.
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Kasese Central Market is one of the 12 markets countrywide that have been rebuilt under the
Markets and Agricultural Trade Improvement Programme (MATIP-1) – a multi-million-dollar
project supported by the government and the African Development Bank.

Implemented through the Ministry of Local Government, Markets and Agriculture Trade
Improvement Project (MATIP) was set up to contribute to the agricultural Chapter of the NDP
specifically towards improved market access and infrastructure development.

Ettedu revealed that Kasese Central Market is one of the seven (7) markets that will be
commissioned as the government moves to prioritise development and cultivating value
addition.

Kasese Central Market falls under USD 93.73Million MATIP-II (second) phase focusing on
improving marketplace infrastructure, adding value and facilitating trade (including capacity
building) in nine municipalities and two urban communities located in the four regions of the
country.
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One of the newly commissioned Busia Main Market in Busia Municipality.

Other markets under MATIP II include; Entebbe (Kitoro), Masaka, Mbarara, Arua, Moroto
(Lopedru), Soroti and Tororo on the one hand, and Kasese, Kitgum and Lugazi, on the other
hand.

Four Markets have since been commissioned to include Tororo Central Market, Soroti Main
Market and Busia and Kasese Central Market presently (December 15, 2020)

Moroto (Lopedru), Kitooro Market (Entebbe) and Kasese Central Market are ready for
commissioning with Arua, Mbarara and Masaka Markets are at completion stage.
Sharon Natukunda, a vendor, revealed that the new market comes as a relief since it is spacious
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and will attract many customers and increase the income of the traders.
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The market was erected by China New Era Group Corporation and China Overseas Engineering
Group Co. Ltd under the supervision of Fencon Consulting Engineers Ltd.

Credit: redpepper.co.ug

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