{UAH} Lira produce dealers shut entire shops “for weeks or months”

Lira—12, June 2020: Lira Produce Lane has finally been closed by produce dealers who have been protesting an abrupt relocation plan by the Lira Municipal authorities. Lira Municipality are demanding that the foodstuffs traders move to Railway division—North East of Lira Town.

Their new trading home is part of the land of a defunct Lira airfield.

Last week, Lira municipal council authorities, among them Lira Mayor, Mike Ogwang Olwa Veve decided that the produce dealers be removed from their current location on Awangamola road [Central Division] with a claim that there was overcrowding which contravenes social distancing and other measure to mitigate the mass spread of Coronavirus.

Prior, Lira [district] had already confirmed one community infection of Covid-19 from Burlobo, Adekokwok sub-county. TND News has learnt that the patient is being treated at Mulago National Referral Hospital and 'already in good shape'.

The chairperson of the produce dealers, Mr Patrick Ogwal has welcomed the idea of relocating colleague produce businessmen and women to Railway Division but he has met staggering resistance from the people and businesses he leads.

The produce dealers say Railway Division is "very far away from town" besides, they added: "it lacks facilities to facilitate our businesses." This statement has been denied repeatedly by Lira Municipality Mayor, Mr Mike Ogwang Olwa Veve.

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