Mbarara central market vendors protest persistent power blackout

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Vendors at Mbarara central market in Mbarara city are up in arms with the city authorities over the persistent power blackout that has hampered their working conditions for long.

The vendors say they have operated without power for the last two days.

They say the power blackout has greatly frustrated their operations yet the city authorities have kept a deaf ear despite several appeals made by vendors to put things right.

Emmanuel Muhumuza , the chairman Mbarara central market vendors Association says although they engaged the Mbarara city clerk for action against the disconnections in the market, nothing positive has yielded blaming their troubles on the city authorities for failing to cater for electricity.

Amina Naluyima Katende the Mbarara city senior communications officer appealed to vendors to calm the situation as city authorities work around the clock to reinstate power in the facility.