Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA council has resolved that the Authority repossess the plots of land allocated to private developers in the Old taxi park, saying they acquired them illegally. On Sunday, private developers under the protection of security officers stormed the newly renovated old taxi park …
Read More »Old taxi park to reopen this week
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister for Works and Transport Gen. Katumba Wamala has revealed that the Old Taxi park will reopen this week. Addressing journalists on Wednesday at the Media Centre, Katumba said that they have agreed with Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA to hand over the park by …
Read More »Taxi operators losing hope of returning to Kampala Old taxi park
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Godfrey Mukalazi, a driver at Makerere stage says many of them are losing the hope of returning to the Kampala Old Taxi Park which was closed more than a year ago, to pave way for its renovation. The park was closed by Kampala Capital City …
Read More »Court issues temporary injunction on Old taxi park
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Land Division of High Court in Kampala has issued a temporary injunction stopping government, Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA, and any of their agents from carrying out any activity on Old taxi park land. The Old taxi park was closed for renovation in May 2020, and …
Read More »KCCA councilors insist on reopening of Old taxi park
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA councilors have insisted that the Old Taxi Park should be reopened. Renovation of the park started in May 2020, and was planned to be completed in three months. However, the renovations took longer than expected as a result of heavy rains, …
Read More »Court halts reopening of old taxi park
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Land Division of the High Court in Kampala has stopped the planned reopening of the old taxi park that is scheduled for Wednesday, October 20, 2021. The Deputy Court Registrar, Janeva Natukunda issued the interim injunction following an application filed by five companies claiming …
Read More »Reopening of old taxi park hangs in balance
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The planned re-opening of the old taxi park is hanging in balance as Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA has delayed to complete the planned works. Last month, KCCA resolved to open the park on October 20, 2021, after renovating administration offices, fencing the park, demarcating stages …
Read More »Taxi operators appeal to KCCA to open old taxi park
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Taxi operators have appealed to Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA to open the old taxi park which was closed for renovation in May 2020. KCCA failed to complete works in three months as planned attributing the delay to COVID-19 which forced the country into lockdown during …
Read More »KCCA issues route chart for taxis in old taxi park
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has issued a route chart for taxis to operate in the newly renovated Old Taxi Park. The chart given to taxi operators during a closed door meeting with Authority officials has a total of 27 stages whose taxis ply the …
Read More »KCCA misses third deadline to deliver on old taxi park
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA has for the third time in a row failed to beat its own target to complete the works in the old taxi park. When the construction started in May 2020, KCCA said Sterling Construction Company and Kiru Technical Services limited would …
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