Kicukiro district is set to open a new communal market called Zinnia market, Jean de Dieu Musoni, the district Director of Planning has said.

The construction that was co-financed by the district treasury and Community Development Fund (CDF) started four years ago.

Musoni explained that it was delayed because the district authority was still working on the rental fees and also drafting rules to govern the market.

The market which is owned by the district will accommodate 500 to 700 vendors.

Musoni says it is aimed to reduce poverty in the district through facilitation of business operations.

He added that the district is currently registering vendors for stalls.

"Upon completion, the market will be open to the public,” he said.

One of the residents and a prospective vendor in the market, Janet Mukakaragwa said the coming of the new market also bring convenience that workers have suffered for a long period.

She explained that it will also help protect their goods that are always exposed to the sun and end up being destroyed.

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