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Coast06 August 2019 - 11:16

Charging customers to enter Kongowea a threat to tourism

County askaris charge anyone accessing the market Sh20 if they have luggage.

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by The Star
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Workers on site at the Kongowea market during the final stages of its renovation in 2016

Kongowea is the biggest market in Mombasa county.

Before entering the​ market, there are alluring goods which cannot escape a buyer. But at the entrance, county askaris ask for Sh20 to allow access with your luggage. Security enhancement is good for such a place but charging market-goers is illegal and should be stopped.

lt denies stall owners customers; they already pay for the stalls inside but remain without customers. Tourists carry personal items on their backs and Mombasa will lose them if the security officers keep charging the tax.

 

Mombasa 

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