The Uganda National Traders Alliance (UNATA) will on Tuesday 29th April 2025 hold a consultative tour with Kabale Traders under their Umbrella Kabale Municipality Traders’ Association (KMTA) in a move to finding solutions for challenges obstructing business operations. .
According to UNATA President Godfrey Katongole the Consultative Tours have also been held with Traders in Kasese, Masaka, Fort Portal, Gulu, Mubende, Soroti, Mbale then to Kabale, Mbarara then finally to Jinja City on 13th May 2025 where UNATA will meet with traders from the entire Busoga region.
Simon Sezzi, the UNATA General Secretary says the tours covering municipalities and cities across the country were triggered by continued Traders’ outcry on the need for better working conditions.
The Chairman Kabale Municipality Traders’ Association (KMTA) Michael Byamungu Turyamureba Rwasabutare says the countrywide initiative says the Consultative Meeting will on 29th April 2025 be held at Kirigime Guest House in Southern Division Kabale Municipality.
Mr. Byamungu says the meeting is to highlight the key challenges faced by traders across Kabale District and Suggest solutions to the challenges and create a United strategy to improve business and commerce in the Kabale Trading Community.
He further revealed that the meeting shall be presided over by Godfrey Katongole the President Uganda National Traders Alliance (UNATA) accompanied by other Association delegates.Byamungu says UNATA aims not only to address traders’ grievances but also to promote local manufacturing, import substitution, and ultimately a stronger, more inclusive economy.
Byamungu noted that UNATA will later compile a comprehensive report that will be presented to President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, highlighting both the challenges and the practical recommendations from traders across the nation.
He quoted spontaneous rent increases, taxation awareness gaps, lack of industrial parks as the common challenges affecting traders in Kabale municipality.He also pointed at international hawkers masquerading as Investors, lack of public services in key cities, youth unemployment and lack of skills and expertise are other common Traders’ challenges.
Byamungu further called upon all traders in Kabale to embrace the Consultative Tour for their own benefit.
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