Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has revealed that only 445 taxi-gazetted taxi stages in Kampala will be allowed to operate starting Wednesday.
This follows an announcement by the Minister for Kampala halting illegal taxi, bus operations in the Central Business District and around the Kampala Metropolitan area.
The State Minister for Kampala Metropolitan Affairs, Kabuye Kyofatogabye made the call at the Uganda Media Center.
He banned touts, brokers and vehicles in dangerous mechanical condition in taxi and bus parks.
He explained that during their spot visit to the bus and taxi parks on September 30th, 2022, they found many brokers on the streets and near the bus terminals who were actively seeking passengers, which contravenes section 99 of the traffic and road safety Act of 1998 that prohibits touting.
Kyofatogabye also directed transporters to close all booking offices outside bus terminals or taxi parks and all illegal taxi stages in Kampala.
He explained that following a visit at several bus and taxi parks including Kisenyi terminal, Link Buses, Namayiba bus park,New taxi park among others, they noticed illegal stages, mushrooming booking offices and an influx of touts outside the designated parks.
He said the move is aimed at creating order, improving the safety of passengers, and reorganizing public transport in Kampala.
Kyofatogabye urged bus companies to embrace the digital platform where passengers can book their transport tickets online.
David Luyimbazi, the Deputy Executive Director of Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) said that there are only 445 taxi-gazetted taxi stages in Kampala that will be allowed to operate starting Wednesday.
He said that KCCA backed by Police is to carry out operations in the central business district and the metropolitan areas to eliminate taxis that operate along the roads.