Peter Kaujju, the head of the KCCA public corporate affairs department says that they issued the notice after realizing that traders in the city center display their merchandise on walkways, doors and pavement in breach of the law.
Several petrol stations have also reportedly run dry. Affected are Total Masaka and Nyendo, Petrol Kyabakuza trading center, Kobil and Oilibya located at Kijabwemi along Masaka Mbarara highway.