Elizabeth Kisiangani
No sooner had the Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja ordered a ban on hawking activities on roads and pavements in the Nairobi CBD, than the hawkers flocked back in a seemingly show of defiance.
The hawkers asserting that the county boss did not consult all the street traders before making the decisions as this brought confusions during yesterday morning as he allowed the trade from 4-10pm in downtown Nairobi.
Along Moi Avenue in CBD,hawking goes on as usual a day after Governor Sakaja announced its banned as the ban was to affect this specific area.
However,there was a decrease in the number of hawkers within the CBD,as confusion on hawking hours liquored Nairobi County enforcement officers diligently patrolled to ensure compliance but that did not deter the hawkers from going about their businesses.
Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja announced new measures to bring order to the city as he wants vendors against taking before 4pm.
Meanwhile,the Bamar Market business was at a stand still for the better part of Thursday,as meat traders seized their operations in protest of increased market charges as they staged demonstrations to raise lavies on the sale of cows and their carcasses in the market from 150 shillings to 300 shillings.
The county Government says,the move was meant to restore order for shop owners,motorists and pedestrians as hawking in some parts of the capital,small businesses have now expressed their concerns saying they were unhappy with the move.