Uganda: Experts Advise On the Creation of a Vibrant and Cost-Effective Urban Public Transport

FOLLOWING the confiscation, by the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), of 98 buses belonging to the Pioneer Easy Bus Ltd (PEBL) over non- remittance of sh8b in taxes, the establishment of a vibrant urban public transport system in Kampala city is far from being a reality.

Among others, PEBL owes Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) in excess of sh200m accruing from unpaid monthly dues of sh300, 000 per bus since March 12 when 100 buses hit city roads. PEBL paid KCCA only sh30m over a period of nearly 12-months.

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