She used to make between Sh1,500 and Sh2,000 a day until three years ago when the government decided to refurbish the park and rename it Mama Ngina Waterfront Park at a cost of Sh460 million. The last straw for the traders is the incomprehensible decision by the government to allow people to exercise in the park but still locks out traders. The chairman on Monday said they cannot understand the criteria used to allow certain people to do business in the park. Dzombo, who has been trading at the park since 1987, used to make as much as Sh5,000 a day in the heydays. “It would be a good Madaraka Day gift for us if the government allowed us back into the park to trade,” said Dzombo.

Source: The Star June 01, 2021 18:56 UTC