This archive report was first published on 17 September 2019.
On September 13, 2019, the Agricultural Finance Corporation issued a seven-day notice to traders at Juakali, Kisumu, to vacate a one-acre piece of land or face forceful eviction. However, the Kisumu County government has asked the corporation to delay the process.
County Director of Communication Aloice Ager stated that Governor Anyang' Nyong'o had approached the corporation with the aim of suspending the planned eviction. The county government had been in discussion with the Kenya Railways Corporation to acquire a 23-acre parcel to settle the affected traders and those who were affected by the expansion of Kisumu Port.
The county is already building stalls near Kenyatta Sports Ground, which could accommodate traders evicted from the streets. However, the area can only accommodate about 500 people, against the over 10,000 hawkers who are said to be using unapproved spaces within the town.
