With 20 months having elapsed since the commencement of rehabilitative works on the Kitty Market, vendors have grown pessimistic about the market’s completion.
Some related yesterday that they are unaware of how and when the project is expected to progress since they have not had any recent discourse with City Hall, and it has been months since any work has been done. Some do not believe the market will be completed before the end of this year.
Only a few were out around midday yesterday when Sunday Stabroek visited the area. Because vendors have been displaced, forced to take up occupancy on the pavements outside of the market, they have also been forced to adapt to their new conditions, including working in tandem with the sun.
When Sunday Stabroek arrived, one vendor had begun packing up his stall for a sabbatical until around 5pm, when he would resume his trade. He related that the heat affected their trading hours, since they were now outside and exposed to the elements.
