NATIONAL NEWS , Tuesday, April 5, 2016 11 KCCA to lease to traders

By Juliet Waiswa and Lawrence Mulondo BETWEEN THE LINES: Capital City Authority Musisi appealed to (KCCA) is processing the Kakooza to exercise lease for the Nakasero Market restraint to allow the due Sitting Vendors and Traders process to be completed. Ltd (NMSVTL) in respect of Nakasero Market. The KCCA executive director, the market. , in a letter Jennifer Musisi NAMASITE, a group of to Godfrey Kakooza, the traders who run business in chairperson of the Nakasero draft lease agreement to the Nakasero Market had argued Market Sitting Vendors and offi ce of the Attorney General that NMSVTL was wrongfully Traders, dated March 31, for review as required by the offered a sub-lease by the then revealed that processing the law, before it can be executed,” Kampala mayor, Haji Nasser lease commenced after the High she added. Sebbaggala. They argued that Court dismissed a case that had Musisi also dismissed they own lock-up shops and been fi led by a rival market allegations that KCCA has never stalls in the market. group, Nakasero Market Sitting accorded Kakooza audience, Tenants (NAMASITE) that was observing that “there have About Nakasero Market opposed to the transaction. been meetings held between According to records, the market “As you are well aware, there NMSVTL, KCCA and the was fi rst established in 1895, in has been a pending case in the NAMASITE”. Musisi appealed the Kabaka’s Palace, from where High Court of vide: to Kakooza to exercise restraint it was shifted to Nakasero at the Civil Suit 501 of 2015; fi led by so as to allow the due process to foot of Nakasero Hill in 1905. the rival market group, seeking be completed. The redevelopment of to challenge KCCA’s actions in The High Court dismissed the market has stalled due its attempt to execute a lease an application in which to wrangles. Originally, with NMSVL in respect of NAMASITE were seeking to businessman Hassan Nakasero Market,” Musisi said. lease Nakasero Market. Basajjabalaba, who had been “As a result, KCCA could not Dismissing the case, the High given the management contract proceed with the execution of Court land division judge, for the market, attempted to the said lease, since this would Andrew Bashaija, noted that lease it to redevelop it. He, constitute contempt of court. NMSVTL had paid sh1.8b for however, lost the deal after the Following the dismissal of the the lease offer, sh90m premium traders petitioned the President, aforesaid matter on March 31, and ground rent and, therefore, who ordered that the market be the authority will forward the should go ahead to construct leased to traders. THE No.1 COMMERCIAL VEHICLE TATA UGANDA SELLER IN UGANDA LIMITED TATA Uganda Limited, Plot 52 Lugogo Bypass Kampala.

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