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Traders agree to move for construction of Sh60m modern fish market

A trader repackages fish destined for Kenya at the Busia Main Market Uganda. The traders have deviced tactics that see them evade Kenyan authorities and taxes. [Ignatious Odanga/Standard]

More than 500 open-air market traders have agreed to temporarily relocate to Kenya’s security strip at Soko Matope to pave way for construction of a modern fish market.

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