Markets & trade order
Where the 2026 trade-order enforcement, the court freeze and the relocation plans stand — dated and neutral.
Where the 2026 trade-order enforcement stands in Jinja — what is enforced, what a court has frozen, and what is still undecided. Both kiosk owners and formal traders need the same facts, so this page takes no side. It was last reviewed on 11 June 2026 from public press reports; court matters move quickly — check with the High Court in Jinja or the city council for the latest before acting.
Street vending in ungazetted spaces — enforcement
In force nowEnforced since mid-March 2026; officials said removals outside the taxi park would continue (Plus News, 17 March 2026).
City authorities ordered vendors and kiosk operators to leave road reserves and other ungazetted areas by mid-March 2026, in a directive signed by the city's Nathan Kitakule. Demolitions began on 16 March 2026, including kiosks along Kyabazinga Lane in Walukuba.
Trading in an ungazetted space can be enforced against at any time. Formal market traders had petitioned for the clearance, saying street vendors undercut stall-rent payers; many evicted vendors — some still repaying loans on destroyed kiosks — say they were given no workable alternative. Both positions are documented in the press.
Taxi Park and Bus Park kiosks — court freeze
PausedHigh Court halt in force from 17 March 2026, reported to run to 7 May 2026 — we could not verify the position after that date (reviewed 11 June 2026).
Kiosk operators at the central Taxi Park — more than 200, through their association JIKOOPA — petitioned the High Court in Jinja, which issued a restraining order halting their eviction (Plus News, 17 March 2026). The Daily Monitor reported the freeze covering more than 800 kiosk owners at the Taxi Park and Bus Park, to 7 May 2026.
The operators argue they hold operating agreements with the city and should be part of the park's redevelopment; the city classes the kiosks as being on space needed for that redevelopment. What the court decided after 7 May 2026 has not appeared in press we can read — ask at the court or the council.
Designated markets and relocation spaces
In force nowAllocation running through public barazas announced 1 May 2026 (Plus News).
The council points displaced traders to designated trading spaces in markets in Jinja's Southern and Northern divisions. The Jinja City Development Forum announced public barazas — open meetings where traders get details of available spaces and resettlement options (1 May 2026).
No public list of gazetted spaces is published online, so allocation questions go to the city council: +256 703 515 186, info@jinjacity.go.ug. Traders' experiences differ: some in the Northern Division relocated voluntarily after dialogue; others say they were evicted with no alternative offered and merchandise confiscated.
Taxi-park relocation proposal
PausedProposed in December 2023, publicly opposed, and unresolved — no confirmed decision as of 11 June 2026.
A December 2023 plan proposed splitting the central taxi park into two new sites: Mailo Mbili for Iganga-highway traffic and Amber Court for Kampala-highway traffic. Taxi operators, boda boda riders and Central Market traders all opposed it publicly — the market's customers are mostly arriving passengers. In March 2026 the city referenced moving the taxi park and Ambercourt market to Bugembe.
The kiosk court case covers the same ground, and no relocation date or decision has been published.
How it has unfolded
December 2023
Two-park relocation plan proposed
Mailo Mbili and Amber Court floated to decongest the centre; operators and traders objected.
Mid-March 2026
Vacate deadline and first demolitions
A city directive ordered vendors out of ungazetted spaces; demolitions began 16 March, including Kyabazinga Lane in Walukuba.
17 March 2026
High Court halts taxi-park kiosk demolitions
Restraining order after the JIKOOPA petition; enforcement outside the park continued.
1 May 2026
Public barazas announced
Trader–council meetings on resettlement options and available trading spaces.
7 May 2026
Reported end date of the court freeze
What the court ordered next has not appeared in press we can read. Check with the court or the council.