THE Dar es Salam City Council (DCC) plans to implement a major plan to construct new market infrastructure that will enable traders to conduct business in a good and friendly environment.
The initial plan, according to the DCC Director, Mr Jamaary Satura, will involve the existing markets like Ilala Boma and Mchikichini before embarking to other areas.
“We expect to put in good infrastructure that will be decent and friendly to sellers and buyers. Traders have been doing business in a dirty and unplanned environment,” he said yesterday in an interview with the ‘Daily News’.
“For example, if you go to the Ilala market that bears the name of the City of Dar es Salaam, traders display their goods on the floor. If we go to Buguruni, Gongo la Mboto and Chanika markets things are the same, traders are doing business alongside the road area,” said Mr Satura, adding that for Mchikichini the space is not enough, where many people are forced to do business on the street.
The director said that since the markets are in the city, they should be built with infrastructure to accommodate many traders. He said the city will use its own funds to construct the markets as it plans to collect 89bn/- in the year 2023/24, up from the 81.5bn/- in 2022/23.
He said the city has a responsibility to promote the income of each citizen and increase the national economy.
The Vegetable and Fruits Association Entrepreneurs Secretary, Mr Nabahani Ulanga asked for support to have a standard vegetables and fruits storage system to support them reduce losses they suffer because of the goods perishability nature.
Mr Ulanga said that Ilala Market accommodates 400 vegetable traders, who serve as small entrepreneurs from Tegeta, Gongo la Mboto, Mbande, Tandika and Mabibo where the price of one lot is between 100/- to 500/- depending on the type of vegetable.
He noted that per day the city receives an average of 300 bags of vegetables from Morogoro and Coast regions. The types of vegetables received per day, include Chinese, spinach, lettuce, cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli and micro greens.
