The Batembeyi MUST go.
1. They compete with authentic businesses that actually pay taxes to our Govโt.
2. KCCA has set up various markets where they can rent stalls and work.
3. We need order in the city. Kโla needs to start looking like a capital city.(The very people criticizing Govโt for sending away hawkers used to complain about our city being dirty)
4. If they are left all over the roads, where can emergency vehicles pass? Letโs assume there is a city-wide fire or a terrorist threat and we need to evacuate downtown Kโla in 30 minutes, we donโt even have space where people can run to safety because the pedestrian walkways are clogged with batembeyi.
5. This is not new, street hawking is highly regulated and even outlawed in some cities world over.
We need to protect our down town traders who actually pay taxes and keep our downtown retail economy running from unfair competition.