Philipo Kulaya, Secretary - CMTA
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Constantine John, Trader, Central Market
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Olympia Ngowi, Trader - Central Market
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We decided
to form our own association so that local traders may have a
platform to air their grievances and solve our problems.
The problems include being
surprised by the Council on various forms of taxation, having our
merchandise confiscated and the fact that security here leaves much
to be desired. |
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The Council
nowadays charge tariffs even from unregistered traders who trespass
into the market facility thus blessing their existence here.
We also have the problem of some
traders not sticking to their places of business instead they move
from one area to another causing chaotic confusion. Again, the
market lacks toilet facilities. |
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The daily
Municipal tax of Tsh.200 in addition to various other charges, just
came up but wasn’t even indicated in the contract forms.
Again, the issue of bringing
militia around to harass people is also a breach of that contract,
because their presence here scares away our customers.
Existing toilets have also been
converted into shops so the market is currently operating without
toilets, which is a threat to health. |
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