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Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>Vendors at Soroti main market are counting losses following the disconnection of power and water.<\/p>\n

The disconnection has left toilets messy and stalls dark, sending away the few customers. The facility is now deserted.<\/p>\n

Mr Benjamin Otim, a trader, told the Daily Monitor that they had lost more than Shs60m at the beef section after a month of operating without electricity.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have been raising these concerns to the people in charge, but they are quick to say we are politicising the market,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Mr Otim said the spoilt meat was distributed to the street children and anyone willing to partake of it.<\/p>\n

\u201cUmeme disconnected us over Shs2m, that\u2019s why we closed the market because we want explanations,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He, however, said each vendor has been paying the utility bills to the city council bank account.<\/p>\n

The angry vendors on Wednesday locked up the main market in protest against the city officials for failure to clear water and power bills.<\/p>\n

Some vendors chose to relocate their foodstuff outside the market premises, seeking alternative spaces to safeguard their goods from the unfavourable conditions within the market.<\/p>\n

Mr Geofrey Omaria, another beef vendor, said their meat decomposed due to poor storage and preservation.<\/p>\n

\u201cCan you imagine that our meat has been rotting away. Each time you slaughter a cow, the balance cannot be kept because the cooling rooms non-operational,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Ms Grace Adeke, also a trader, wondered why the city authorities would not clear utility bills.<\/p>\n

The deputy town clerk, Mr James Obore, refused to comment on the matter.<\/p>\n

The RCC, Mr Peter Pex Paak, said they communicated to the service providers Umeme and National water and Sewerage Corporation to have power and water restored.<\/p>\n

He asked the vendors to keep calm and re-occupy their stores.<\/p>\n

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