Kitengela traders criticise plan to move them to stadiumMercy Wangui, a trader at Kitengela market, speaks during a meeting at the market on Sunday. [Peterson Githaiga]Trouble is brewing in Kitengela after the deadline to relocate traders from town market to a nearby stadium lapsed.Kajiado County Government gave the traders a one-week notice to relocate to the stadium to pave way for construction of an ultra-modern market that will cost more than Sh40 million. SEE ALSO :Property rush: Kenyans lose millions in bad investmentsAlthough the more than 2,000 traders say they support the construction of the market by the World Bank, they have strongly objected to being relocated to the Kitengela Stadium site without proper arrangements. According to market Chairman Samwel Mugo Kibe, the county government has failed to give directions on how the traders will be allocated space at the new site. Speaking during a stormy meeting in the town, the traders said they were also afraid that the new site was bare and with no toilet.

Source: Standard Digital April 08, 2019 20:15 UTC