Thika traders protest allocation of leisure garden to hawkers
Mama Ngina garden in Thika Town which is a public resting place which has now been subdivided by hawkers. Traders at Moi Market have protested the move saying the hawkers should have rented space at the market. PHOTO | MARY WAMBUI | NATION MEDIA GROUP
Majority of the hawkers moved from Eastleigh, Ruiru, Kayole and Githurai during the campaigns.
The hawkers refused to rent out stalls at Moi Market opting for the cheaper option of laying their wares on Thika streets.
Hundreds of Moi Market traders in Thika Town have demonstrated over the allocation of a leisure garden located in the town centre to hawkers who flooded the town since Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu was declared the Jubilee Party prior to the August 8 election.
The traders argued that subdividing a leisure garden and giving the space to hawkers was wrong and probably a hidden ploy to convert a section of Mama Ngina gardens into private property.
