Many stalls in the new market have been converted to operate as a bar as an alternative after the targeted vendors declined to occupy it citing poor structural design and workmanship.
Peter Munguaciel Angala, the district Senior Human resource officer explains that more than 186 posts in various departments under traditional civil service have remained vacant due to the inadequate district unconditional Wage.
Steven Bogere, a senior sociologist and coordinator of the Urban Forum Activities under the Ministry of Lands, says local governments should work on up-scaling citizen engagement and responsibility to look after the roads, create trade order, and provide community policing.