For the past ten years, the government has been promising vendors and leaders that it would construct a modern market, but to date, nothing has been done.
Grace Mboneko, another vendor, opposes the decision by the city authorities to relocate them again, stating that it is not wise to keep relocating their businesses. She urges the authorities to relocate them to a permanent place instead of renting the area for a short period of time.
During the commissioning of the market, the Soroti City Clerk, Soroti City Clerk Moses Otimong, said it would start operating within two weeks’ time. He said once fully occupied the market, will contribute Shillings 780 million for Soroti City annually, compared to Shillings 30 million Soroti Municipality was collecting from the market monthly.