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Entebbe fruit vendor gets new car after NTV story

Until August 27, 2024, she was a woman worn down by life, her spirit bruised by poverty and a relentless struggle to survive through earnings from vending fruits on a Dangerous Mechanical Condition (DMC) vehicle.

Determined to keep pushing forward, life had forced her into selling watermelons and pineapples on the roadside.

Her stand was a dilapidated pickup, barely held together. The vehicle was scanty, filthy, and old that creaking with every movement. Night Ampurire admitted that she always feared her vehicle could take her life even as she always conducted business with her 4-month-old baby strapped to her back.

Ampurire sets up her stall across the road from the Entebbe Market Centre on a daily.

“Each sale is a lifeline, a small hope that I can provide for my four children—their needs, their accommodation, and their education,” she told Monitor.