Kisii county to relocate over 20,000 traders ahead of Madaraka Day feteOne the streets in Kisii town. [Courtesy]Kisii County operations department face an uphill task in relocating more than 20,000 traders occupying walkways in Kisii town ahead of Madaraka Day fete.The county is grapple with reorganising the town that has in the past 10 years seen the number of traders, boda boda operators, and human traffic surge before the June 1 fete to be hosted in Kisii town. Walter Kiyondi, traders’ representative has told the County Government to repossess some of the public land grabbed within the CBD and allocate it to the traders. Individuals mostly councilors of the defunct municipality have grabbed unoccupied public land in Kisii town and put up kiosks that they rent out to traders. Kisii County Commissioner Stephen Kehara said the contractor has already been paid Sh145 million according to the report he received in his office a month ago.

Source: Standard Digital March 14, 2020 08:48 UTC