Standoff as Traders Chase Away Contractor Sent to Build Market.
Standoff as Traders Chase Away Contractor Sent to Build Market: Trading Services at the Gatukuyu Market in Kiambu County were on Saturday brought to a stop after traders chased away contractors who had been sent by the county government to reconstruct the market.
The traders argued they were driven by suspicion of attempts to grab part of the market land. According to the traders, they had no problem with the reconstruction of the market but wanted to be informed on how the project would be carried out.
One Trader stated,”The tractor came and began aligning one side of the market, it then proceeded to the central part, so we were shocked and questioned how these people were going to construct the market.”
Meanwhile, the traders have demanded to meet with the county government officials alongside the contractors to confirm that indeed the project was genuine.
They cited that the County administration failed to sensitise them on the details of the project. They also lamented the lack of enough space in the makeshift market that they were relocated to.
Another Trader stated, “They got rid of us from the market and began constructing the market in phases, so that is why we are questioning, which market is constructed in phases and they settled us on a road.”
“If it is constructing the market, let them construct the whole of it, not in phases. We also want Governor Kimani Wamatangi to come here so we can let him know how we want the market constructed,” They added.
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