Ubomoaji unaendelea katika soko la Gikomba

Ubomoaji wa sehemu ya Soko la Gikomba Jumanne umeathiri wafanyabiashara zaidi ya 6,300, wakiwa wamehamishwa hadi Uwanja wa Kamukunji. Wafanyabiashara wamekabiliwa na ugumu wa kukatiza riziki yao huku wakihofia mustakabali. Mwenyekiti wa muungano amesema mchakato ulihusisha majadiliano na watarejea soko jipya baada ya miezi sita.

Soko la Gikomba, lililopo Pumwani katika kaunti ndogo ya Kamukunji, umbali wa kilomita nne mashariki mwa Nairobi, ndilo soko wazi kubwa zaidi Afrika. Linavutia zaidi ya watu 200,000 kila siku na linachangia takriban Sh80 milioni kwa mwezi katika mapato ya kaunti kutokana na makato.

Ubomoaji uliofanyika Jumanne uliolenga wafanyabiashara wa viatu hasa, na serikali imetangaza eneo hilo kuwa ardhi ya umma ili kutoa nafasi kwa maendeleo. Wafanyabiashara wamehamishwa kwenye eneo la muda huku wakikaa kwenye vifusi wakihofia kitakachofuata.

Mwenyekiti wa Muungano wa Soko la Gikomba, Kibathi Mbugua, alisema kuwa muungano wenye wanachama 100,000 ulishiriki majadiliano. “Tulikubaliana na timu husika kuwa ni bora tushinikize mita 20 za ziada ili watu kwenye mita nyingine 30 na hizi mita 20 wapate nafasi katika soko litakalokuwa na ghorofa tatu. Tulishirikisha wauzaji na kukubaliana kuhusu mpango kwa hatua. Kwa karibu miezi sita, watarejea kwa Gikomba bora,” alisema Bw Mbugua.

Soko hili lilianza miaka ya 1950 karibu na Mto Nairobi kama kituo cha mavazi ya mitumba, lakini limekabiliwa na msongamano, miundomsingi duni na moto.

Makala yanayohusiana

Despite an earlier Environment and Land Court order in early March halting planned demolitions, the Nairobi County government proceeded to demolish sections of Gikomba Market overnight on March 30-31 after a 30-day eviction notice expired, affecting around 6,000 traders. Officials aim to clear 50 metres from the Nairobi Riverbank for flood mitigation and a new modern market funded by Ksh3 billion. Traders protest the inadequate temporary holding area.

Imeripotiwa na AI

The Environment and Land Court has issued orders stopping the planned demolition of Gikomba Market in Nairobi, dealing a blow to the county government. The ruling follows a petition filed by Embakasi East MP Babu Owino and other applicants. The court has directed that the status quo be maintained until the case is heard.

Residents of Kibra, Westlands, Kilimani and Dagoretti have given Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen and Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja a 14-day ultimatum to halt the planned degazettement of Capitol Hill Police Station. Through the Upper Hill District Association, they warned that closing the station would create a serious security gap in Upper Hill.

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Squatters in Marurui, Kasarani area of Nairobi, temporarily paralysed transport along the Northern Bypass while protesting alleged land grabbing by a private developer. They claim to have lived on the land for many years and are calling for intervention from Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja and President William Ruto. The protest involved barricades of tree trunks and burning tyres.

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