Currently, traders are transacting business in the open complaining of being affected by adverse weather conditions which often destroy their goods making them make huge losses.
"The construction of this market is long overdue and we want to thank the president through the State Department of Housing and Urban Development for giving us hope that soon it will be actualised. We go through a lot of trouble in this market sitting under the scorching sun and when it starts to rain it's even worse because our goods get rained on and we make losses," lamented Pauline Odongo, a fishmonger at the market.
Odongo noted that they currently have no facility that helps them store fresh fish to prevent it from going bad.
"We are glad that a cold room will be part of the new facilities that come with our new market It will go a long way in prolonging the shelf life of our fresh fish and other vegetables and we will forget the losses that have haunted us for decades," she said.
Phyllis Achieng, another trader expressed her concerns about the quality of the market to be done asking the contractor to do a good job that fits the budget given.
"We don't want after a short time to be told to vacate for repairs, the contractor should do quality work that will last for years without repairs," said Phyllis.
The county recently unveiled select housing committee members whose role will be to develop work plans that will foster smooth synergy between the county government and the national government in the development of the affordable housing project and provide updates to the president on the same.