- The case will be mentioned on September 30 for further directions.
- The judge issued the orders following a case filed by all Wakulima Market Traders Association.
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Traders operating at Wakulima Market, commonly known as Marikiti have obtained an order stopping their planned eviction from the site.
Milimani High Court Judge Bahati Mwamuye suspended the notice issued by the Nairobi City County requiring the traders exit to Kangundo Road market.
"Pending inter parties hearing and determination of this application, an order is hereby issued restraining the county from evicting the traders operating within or in the vicinity of Wakulima Market, Nairobi or interfering with their business operations in those areas," the judge said.
At the same time, the judge directed the traders and the county to further hold a meeting on Tuesday next week to discuss the issue at hand and report to the court regarding the same.
The case will be mentioned on September 30 for further directions.
The judge issued the orders following a case filed by all Wakulima Market Traders Association.
The case was necessitated by a notice issued on September 10 by the County Secretary demanding they immediately relocate to Kangundo Road market.
The traders in their court papers claim the stakeholders including members of the association were never involved in any way by the county to resolve the issues that might have necessitated the issuance of the notice.
They say the county is yet to give them reasons as to why they have decided to relocate them without notice.
"The lack of availing a reason to the petitioners amounts to an infringement of the petitioners' rights," the traders say.