One of Uganda’s African Market, a favourite to tourists interested in Cultural tourism, St. Balikuddembe market has been gutted in fire. According to the Daily Monitor, Uganda’s daily, a large part of St Balikuddembe (formerly known as Owino) Market has been gutted in fire this morning.
Sources from the police spokesperson Judith Nabakooba have revealed that the fire started at about 5 am though some traders at place say it started about 3.am. Hundreds of traders are reported wailing over the loss of their properties worth millions of shillings.
St Balikuddembe Market is one of the most popular African Markets, a favourite to tourists visiting Uganda. The market houses the St. Balikuddembe Shrine built at a spot where Joseph Mukasa Balikuddembe, the first Uganda Martyr was killed on orders of Mwanga. The shrine is of the few one year Uganda Martyrs Trail launched last year. This trail was developed as a starting point towards the development of the Religious Tourism in Uganda.