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Timelines of Pioneer Easy Bus troubles
12 Mar 2012: PEB starts operating in the Kampala City
13 Mar 2012: Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago calls PEB’s operations illegal
10 Oct 2012: Pioneer bus workers strike over lack of pay; then later called off strike
20 Oct 2012: Pioneer bus attempts a move to partner with UTODA to remain in business
19 Nov 2012: PEB threatens to end operations in press release after a standoff with city and government authorities over contract issues
30 Dec 2012: Parliament wants Pioneer Easy bus deal reviewed
6 Feb 2013: Parliament orders KCCA to sign new agreement with PEB, Wakiso and Mukono urban authorities
14 Feb 2013: URA executes a warrant of distress against Pioneer Easy Bus by impounding all their buses due to failure to pay tax arrears amounting to Shs 8bn. They threatened to auction the buses
16 Feb 2013: Wakiso and Mukono authorities demands the Central Government to pay over Sh940m lost during the period PEB had operated in their areas
18 Feb 2013: PEB executives claim the company has lost Shs13.2 billion because KCCA has not fulfilled its contractual obligations.
21 Dec 2013: URA allows PEB to resume operations for the first time in 10 months after reaching an agreement over tax arrears.
2 May 2015: PEB resume operations
18 May 2017 – to-date: Kampala High Court’s Execution Division orders attachment of 26 buses to recover Shs151 million owed to business man, Charles Mushabe.
