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Market stalls and lockups at the newly constructed Carnegie A1 market. Photo by Sunday Amandi By Sunday AmandiArua city Ayivu division council has approved the operationalization of Carnegie A1 community private market, a newly constructed private market in On
Market stalls and lockups at the newly constructed Carnegie A1 market. Photo by Sunday Amandi
By Sunday Amandi
Arua city
Ayivu division council has approved the operationalization of Carnegie A1 community private market, a newly constructed private market in Onzivu ward in the division.
The approved private market was constructed in correspondence with the market Act 2023 section 6 which states that, a person who has interests to establish a private market shall apply to the local authority under whose jurisdiction the private market is to be established.
At the council sitting, Hon Afeti Joseph, the deputy mayor who doubles as the leader of government business in the council confirmed that, the developer of the market fulfilled all the legal requirements for its establishment.
“The developer submitted an application, and has fulfilled every requirement as per section 6(2) of the same Act. The physical planning and building plans have been fully complied with by the developer” Joseph said.
Given this, the councilors unanimously agreed to allow operationalization of the market, pending a memorandum of understanding with the technical department.
Geoffrey Mugomba, the town clerk of Ayivu division says, the council’s authorization of the operationalization of the market opens a way to increase local revenue.
“The process of permission involves the local authority which is Ayivu division, if we have given them authorization, they continue with licensing which is a technical matter handled by the city clerk, management of the division and the executive thought it befitting to recommend this market to this council because we as the division do not have the capacity to establish such structures yet we need them in order to generate increased revenue,” said Mugomba.
Similarly, Godfery Mbigiti Jonah, the deputy RCC incharge of Ayivu division appreciates the council approval as a landmark for revenue generation, “The market that we have approved today, it is going to serve as a test case that as Ayivu, if we allow more developers to come, we are going to surpass what you didn’t know,” Jonah said.
Besides the construction of the market that sits on a 2.5 hectares of land, the developer also has plans to tarmac the road that passes vie the main entrance across the river, and also establish a livestock market in the future.