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    BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica 30 Sep 2016

    The #BBCAfricaDebate is about to start on the @BBCWorldService Should street vendors be regulated? 📻 http://bbc.in/2dBDwpf pic.twitter.com/286ms3Idma

    11:57 AM - 30 Sep 2016
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      1. debbie.com.ng‏ @DebsExtra 30 Sep 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @bbcworldservice

        yes -so policies to help them grow from small to medium or even big businesses can be tracked #BBCAfricaDebate

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      1. teddy‏ @AchangaTeddy 30 Sep 2016
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        yes,they've really conjested our cities #BBCAfricaDebate

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      1. Egbe dorian‏ @DorianEgbe 30 Sep 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        big NO in my opinion, its a means of survival to dose wit low incomes Der can buy now n pay 2moro

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      1. Shoppers Board‏ @ShoppersBoard 30 Sep 2016
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        I say YES, street vendors should be regulated reasonably. And not banned. @bbcafrica @bbcworldservice

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      1. CharlieBrown‏ @LaurenceMujica 1 Oct 2016
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        @BBCWorld @bbcworldservice stop regulating the little people, start regulating the big!

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      1. CharlieBrown‏ @LaurenceMujica 1 Oct 2016
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        @BBCWorld @bbcworldservice They are less of a problem that the relatively unregulated banks, governments, media orgs, pharmas etc

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      1. malique sesay‏ @SesayMalique 1 Oct 2016
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        please! Who will regulate them, the unregulated and corrupt governments? They need to start with themselves.

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      1. Mahlon Kyomuhendo‏ @nmahlon 1 Oct 2016
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        yes BUT with the appropriate alternative 4 them. Governments have failed to find solutions across Continents.

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      1. Grace Tione‏ @GraceTione1 30 Sep 2016
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        yes they should be regulated

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      1. deng malual‏ @demalual2 30 Sep 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @bbcworldservice

        @bbcworld here in #juba its a real problem but what do we do?its luck of enough marcket.

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      1. Kerrie Ross‏ @kerrieross9 30 Sep 2016
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        @BBCWorld @bbcworldservice @bbcworldservice.no , not unless a vendor has killed someone. Then only that vendor.

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      1. Aminu Yahuza‏ @AminuYahuza1 30 Sep 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @bbcworldservice

        banning them amounted to encroachment on their economic right. Under African and people's right charter

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      1. MYKEL‏ @Mikkymajor 30 Sep 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @bbcworldservice

        in as much as the government fails to meet the basic need of the people street vendors will continue to rise.

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      1. Daniel Warui‏ @warmurd 30 Sep 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @bbcworldservice

        they should be regulated. Hawking outside a shop that has paid higher fees in licences is wrong.

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      1. Craigs‏ @africraigs 30 Sep 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @bbcworldservice

        Depends what 'regulated means?!' Don't become like the UK where nothing can be done w/out lots of rules&regs!

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      1. uyanneh francis xmai‏ @xmai4nulyanne 30 Sep 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @BBCWorld @bbcworldservice

        yes

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      1. Sh72 Hughes‏ @Sh72H 30 Sep 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @bbcworldservice

        the governments should be so they are held accountable for licenses given for animal hunting #BanTrophyHunting

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      1. Kwame Lazarus‏ @sankonscious 30 Sep 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @bbcworldservice

        Yes. The regulation is a method of organization.

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