Central Equatoria State government on Thursday started the eviction and relocation of street vendors from major roadsides to designated locations in the capital Juba.

The street vendors mainly young men selling clothes and footwears in wheelbarrows have been transferred to a temporary business point hosted by the University of Juba.

The move to implement President Kiir’s order to open and build measure streets in the capital is aimed at allowing free flow of the traffic and safe passage of pedestrians.

“Governor Emmanuel Adil Anthony has imposed strict steps to reform and modernize street vending within Juba City Council as part of his sustained Government’s efforts to reorganize the city to favorably compete with other World’s Cities,” reads a statement from Adil’s office.

Addressing the vendors, Governor Adil called on the young entrepreneurs to cooperate with the authorities as they continue to re-organize the vendors to the newly designated location.

Adil also warned that those defying the order to immediately vacate the streets will face the “full force of the law” after the expiration of a 72-hour ultimatum.

The relocation exercise was also attended by the Mayor of Juba City Flora Gabriel Modi, CES Minister of Roads and Bridges, Hon. Mawa A. Moses, and the three Deputy Mayors of Juba.