{UAH} KAYIBANDA'S WHITE ELEPHANTS: attention MU48

GOOK/P'OJIM,

Do you remember a debate I had with MU48 and other Kayibanda factotums
about the 9 markets he built around the country, using a $29 million
loan from the World Bank? Remember, I had argued Kayibanda was just
building white elephants for show, and the $29 million should have
been used for other purposes, for support peasant farmers.

Well, see what is happenning in Lira today. The traders can't afford
rent, so they set up stalls outside the market, and the regime is
using brute force to remove them. By building the markets, Kayibanda
claimed he was "spreading propsperity to all". I don't know if you are
conversant with theories of economic growth, but no serious economist
will ask you to butld a giant structure that is not responsive to the
capacity of an area. A bit like the Olympic stadiums that you see
standing empty and overtaken by grass after the games have moved out
of town.

Gook, don't tell your friend Billie, he may choke on his bile.

Bobby


‪#‎LIRA‬ TOWN ROCKED WITH TEARGAS RIGHT NOW.

Violence broke out in Lira Town this afternoon as police used teargas
to disperse traders protesting their eviction from the illegal
Coronation Park market.

The Chaos erupted when the law enforcement team destroyed more than
100 kiosks in an attempt to get rid of all the street vendors.

However, this forced traders operating outside the market to turn
violent, blocking the road and burning tyres, forcing police to swing
in action.

Robert Okello Ayo, Lira Municipal Senior Law Enforcement Officer says
they gave several notices to those operating in the illegal markets to
vacate but they turned a deaf ear.

Over Shs 28billion secured from the African Development Bank as a loan
was sunk into this market but authorities said vendors refused to take
up stalls

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