Juba shops to go blue, lit and CCTV cameras installed in new County order

By Emmanuel Mandella

A section of Juba town. [Photo: Courtesy]

Juba County Caretaker Commissioner Moulana Kalisto Lado Faustino Nyigilo Wani has ordered businesses operating along streets and in market areas to upgrade their structures to prescribed standards within one month or face administrative fines of at least SSP 3.5 million.

Under Local Order No. 14/2026, signed on October 27, businesses must construct their shops using concrete materials, paint them light blue, incorporate cladding materials into their designs, install glass doors and provide street lighting and closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras.

The order also requires shops opening onto roads to install interlocking paving and limits verandas to one and a half metres.

The directive, issued by the Juba County Commissioner’s Office, seeks to regulate the structures of businesses operating along streets and in market places. It also extends the requirement for CCTV cameras and street lighting to shops in residential areas.

According to the order, business structures along streets and in market places must comply with the new standards within one month of the issuance of the order, with non-compliant entreprises risking administrative fines of not less than SSP 3.5 million. The order states that the requirements will remain in force until changes are made.

The commissioner cited the Local Government Act 2009, Section 52, and Gubernatorial Decree No. 01/2026 as the legal basis for issuing the directive.

Furthermore, the order separately prohibits vendors from operating along streets and bridges in Juba County.

Those who violate the restriction could face confiscation of their goods or administrative fines of at least SSP 2.5 million.

The directive therefore establishes two different penalty thresholds: a minimum of SSP 2.5 million for prohibited street and bridge vending, and a minimum of SSP 3.5 million for failure to bring business structures into compliance.

The county executive director, payam directors, legal administration, security agencies, the business community and the public have been assigned responsibility for implementing the order.

The requirements could have significant implications for traders, particularly small-scale business owners who may need to renovate or rebuild their premises, install security equipment and purchase construction materials.