Tag Archives: public transport

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament have called for massive investment in public transport in order to reduce road carnage. According to the legislators, all countries that have invested heavily in public road infrastructure have reduced pressure on public roads, thus curbing road accidents. This was during a …

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | The Ethiopian government on Friday disclosed that preparations have been finalized to resume public land transport services into the country’s conflict-affected northernmost Tigray region. The Ethiopian Ministry of Transport and Logistics said instructions have been sent to public transport associations to start land transport from Addis …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA has drafted a bill to streamline operations of public transport in Kampala. The bill, the Kampala Capital City (Public Transport Management) Ordinance 2022 provides for the regulation of public transport, infrastructure, management, and supervision of the public transport sector. The bill …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Taxi operators plying different routes within Kampala city are living in uncertainty about the future of their business, due to the gradual decline in the number of people using taxis. The taxi operators say the number of people using taxis dropped since the government lifted …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Masaka city leaders are divided over the management of public transport in the area. The dispute is pitying Florence Namayanja, the Masaka City Council Mayor, and Michael Mulindwa Nakumusana, the Chairperson of the Nyendo-Mukugwe Division who are bickering over fines levied on taxis operating from …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The public will be required to present proof of full vaccination to access transport services effective 1st April, 2022. Addressing journalists at the Media Centre on Friday, the Minister for Health Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng said that all passengers aged 18 years and above will …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has withdrawn the condition that passengers must prove that they are fully vaccinated before using public transport. The cancellation of the directive comes barely a week after it was announced by President Yoweri Museveni, as a condition for reopening the economy and allowing …

Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Public transport operators in Fort Portal tourism city have reduced the transport fares as public transport resumed to full capacity. Buses and taxis have been carrying half capacity to ensure physical distancing to contain the spread of COVID-19. This forced the transporters to hike …

Harare, Zimbabwe | Xinhua | The Zimbabwean government on Tuesday expressed deep concern at the growing number of COVID-19 cases in the country driven by the omicron variant, and plans to bar the unvaccinated from boarding public transport. “Cabinet notes with concern that there has been a sharp increase in the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The old taxi park will be reopened on October 20, even before completion of the renovation works, Kampala Capital City Authority- KCCA has resolved. A report presented by Hakim Kizza, the Executive Secretary for Engineering and Works to the KCCA council on Thursday, indicates …