The joint operation carried out together with police and the army early today is in the implementation of the KCCA Public Transport Re-Organization Directive which was issued two years ago with the intent to improve traffic flow in the city.
Eight taxi operators have been
arrested during an operation mounted by Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA, to
eject taxis plying Entebbe Road routes from the New Taxi Park.
The joint operation carried out
together with police and the army early today is in the implementation of the KCCA Public
Transport Re-Organization Directive which was issued two years ago with the intent
to improve traffic flow in the city.
According to the directive, all
taxis plying the Entebbe roads routes were expected to relocate to the Old Taxi
Park, Usafi Park and Kisenyi Gwanda Park. The directive affected taxis to Namasuba-Zzana,
Kajjasi-Kitende, Entebbe Town, Abayita Ababiri-Nkumba, Kasenyi and
Entebbe-Kitooro.
Although a majority of the taxis
relocated in line with the directive, a sizeable number of them maintained
a presence in the New Taxi Park. The Deputy Spokesperson of the New Taxi Park Abdulshafie
Lubega says that the reallocation is intended to ease congestion in the park.
Luganda//Cue in; “bakedde kumakya…
Cue out…Bakubya abasilikale.”//
Edrine Kasule, the Coordinator of
Entebbe Stage and Secretary for Kisenyi Taxi Park says they invited KCCA and
police to evict the taxis and streamline their operations. He said that many of
the drivers who defied the directive were using the names of Colonel Edith Nakalema
and Brig. Flavia Byekwaso to entrench themselves in the park.
Luganda//Cue in; “abantu abo
abkulembela…
Cue out…lwaki government eyingidemu.”//
A KCCA officer who preferred anonymity
said that the arrested drivers will be arraigned before the KCCA court on
charges of defying lawful orders and disrupting business in the city.
Dennis Kasule Ssebunya
Freelancer