fire gutted Kalugu market in Jinja where property worth millions of shillings was destroyed. The inferno which started at 8 pm raised down over 50 wooden structures that act as stores for second-hand clothes and eating places. The stores that got burnt included furniture stores, second-hand clothing stores, and food kiosks. "By the time police reached here, most of the stores had already burnt down. Why do police firefighting vehicles old yet those that they use to disperse protestors and demonstrators are

new?" But police working along with private firefighters, worked tirelessly to extinguish the fire. The disgruntled vendors claimed that there could be an invisible hand pointing fingers at individuals they said wanted the piece of land. “There is foundation works visible.” “There are some investors who are interested in this piece of land.” Kira Regional Police boss Onesmus Mwesigwa blamed the fire on illegal power connections in the market. “This business of illegal connection of electricity is not going to take us anywhere. So we want to ask the public to desist from connecting power illegally because we shall always be back here under similar circumstances.” Said, Onesmus Mwesigwa – Police Commander, Kira Region. Lack of water had first hampered the firefighters’ efforts to contain the fire and prevent it from spreading to other stores.