Nakaseke residents fail to use sh480m public market
A $480,000 public market in the Nakaseke District of Uganda has remained unused since its completion in 2023. Local officials attribute the failure to poor planning, noting that the market was built in a rural area where residents prefer sourcing food from their own gardens.
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The situation serves as a case study in the failure of top-down development projects that lack local context and community engagement.
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Nakaseke residents fail to use sh480m public market
Magoma market, which was constructed under Islamic Bank-funded Local Economic Growth Support (LEGS) project under the ministry of local government, is lying idle since its commissioning in 2023.
Magoma market, which was constructed under Islamic Bank-funded Local Economic Growth Support (LEGS) project under the ministry of local government, is lying idle since its commissioning in 2023. (Courtesy)
A sh480m donor-funded modern market constructed by the Government in Nakaseke District has failed to attract a single vendor three years since it was commissioned.
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