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KIGALI， Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Rwanda has tightened measures against street hawkers in the capital Kigali， after the vendors had continued to run their businesses in defiance of the ban.


Last year， the country issued a directive that permanently banned street vending and hawking within the Kigali city.


The city authority has blamed street hawking and buying for depriving pedestrians of their space， causing traffic jams and tax evasion.


Speaking to reporters on Thursday， Patricia Muhongerwa， the deputy mayor in charge of social affairs， said that those caught selling or buying on the streets will be fined and have their merchandise confiscated.


"We have sensitized hawkers about leaving street vending and find a permanent facility within in the business district area， but we are shocked to learn that they are still hawking on several streets within the city center，" she said.


Intended to curb untidiness and pollution， the penalty also targets offences like throwing dead animals on the street.


The order will affect many traders who have made careers out of selling goods on the streets and sidewalks， such as cigarettes， clothes and foodstuff.


Kigali city authorities estimate the number of street hawkers at around 6，000， who are involved in running battles with local security operatives.


Last year， the government built 12 markets on outskirts of the city center for hawkers and vendors. In addition， selling points have also been set up with well-furnished structures in sub-urban areas in a bid to end street hawking.


Kigal， has been transformed into a vibrant and a model city in Africa with its clean streets， serene environment coupled with breathtaking infrastructural developments.


Kigali has been on numerous occasions lauded as Africa's cleanest city by the global reports thanks to the country's ban on plastic bags in 2008 and monthly community work locally known as 'Umuganda'.


The city targets to attain the status of the 'centre of urban excellence' in Africa by 2040 and has seen the development of numerous plush hotels and commercial plazas.


After just a few hours of deliberation S'well Vandflaske Danmark , the jury in Swift's groping trial reached a unanimous verdict Monday: They believe Swift was groped — assaulted and battered, in the legal terminology — by ex-Denver radio DJ David Mueller in 2013.


Also, the jury decided that Swift's mother, Andrea Swift S'well Camo Vandflaske , and a manager, Frank Bell, were not responsible for Mueller's firing after the encounter, that they were within their rights to contact Mueller's bosses about what Swift said happened to her during a photo op at a pre-concert meet-and-greet.


The verdict by the six women and two men on the jury is a total vindication for Swift and her team S'well Animal Vandflaske , and a total loss for Mueller. The two have spent the last two years in a legal battle over their dueling civil lawsuits. The verdict comes at the end of a six-day trial in federal court in Denver.


After the verdict was read, Swift hugged her crying mother. Later, she issued a statement.


"I want to thank Judge William J. Martinez and the jury for their careful consideration, my attorneys Doug Baldridge S'well Blomster Vandflaske , Danielle Foley, Jay Schaudies and Katie Wright for fighting for me and anyone who feels silenced by a sexual assault, and especially anyone who offered their support throughout this four-year ordeal and two-year long trial process," Swift said in a statement issued by her publicist S'well Resort Vandflaske , Tree Paine, who has been in court with Swift every day since the trial began on Monday.


Taylor Swift in courtroom sketch when she testified


Taylor Swift in courtroom sketch when she testified in civil trial about her groping allegation, Aug. 10, 2017 S'well Spectrum Vandflaske , in Denver. (Photo: Jeff Kandyba, AP)


"I acknowledge the privilege that I benefit from in life, in society and in my ability to shoulder the enormous cost of defending myself in a trial like this. My hope is to help those whose voices should also be heard. Therefore, I will be making donations in the near future to multiple organizations that help sexual assault victims defend themselves."


After the verdict S'well Stone Vandflaske , Mueller said suing Swift was his only option, according to The Associated Press.


"I've been trying to clear my name for four years," he said in explaining why he took the singer-songwriter to court. "Civil court is the only option I had. This is the only way that I could be heard."


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Swift did not make an appearance outside the courthouse after the verdict but her attorneys did, and were immediately swarmed by reporters and cameras.


Swift was already a winner in the case: On Friday she was dropped as a defendant in Mueller's 2015 lawsuit charging her with pressuring his Denver radio station KYGO to fire him for allegedly touching her inappropriately during the pre-concert event.


U.S. District Judge Martinez ruled in favor of Swift's motion to drop her from the lawsuit on grounds Mueller and his lawyer failed to prove in four days of witness testimony that she personally intervened in any way with his bosses to get Mueller fired.


The verdict is not surprising S'well Sport Cap Vandflaske , says Carl Tobias, a law professor at the University of Richmond.


"When the judge did not even let the case against Swift go to the jury, that was a sign that it was unlikely to find anyone else liable," Tobias says. "The decisions also suggest that the jury found Swift’s version of events more credible."


Now she's the winner in her countersuit against Mueller S'well Satin Vandflaske , in which she charged him with assault and battery in connection with the groping.


Swift will get the symbolic $1 she sought, and the chance to demonstrate that women can fight back against sexual assault, even if it's belated and even if it's not in criminal court.


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