Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA has suspended several fees levied in taxi parks. The charges include entry fees for each taxi that range between 1,000 to 4500 shillings, loading fees of 3,000 to 20,000 shillings for each taxi and daily welfare fees ranging between 20,000 …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Traders operating from arcades across Kampala have pleaded for reopening of the buildings to allow them to resume operations after more than three months of inactivity. The arcades remained closed even when the government eased lockdown restrictions opening malls and other shops. But according to …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago has declined to go into self-isolation and called for the re-opening of Kampala Capital City Authority Offices at City Hall. The Minister for Kampala and Metropolitan Affairs Betty Amongi announced the closure of City Hall over the weekend after …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority- KCCA has reduced the number of taxis that will be allowed in each of the taxi parks in the city as it moves to enforce physical distancing in one of the areas known to have crowds. As part of the guidelines …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | All city taxis will be assigned specific routes as they resume their operations on June 4, 2020, the Minister for Kampala Metropolitan Affairs Betty Amongi has said. She told journalists at the Uganda Media Centre in Kampala on Thursday that they have designed routes for …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Kampala and Metropolitan Affairs Betty Amongi has disputed as untrue, suggestions that taxis will have to wait longer to return to Kampala after the lockdown is lifted. Amongi told journalists at the Uganda Media Centre in Kampala today that the document that …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament from Kampala district have criticized the proposed public transport guidelines to be implemented after the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown. These accuse the Minister in Charge of Kampala Betty Amongi of coming up with the guidelines without the necessary consultations with city leaders …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Public transport operators have protested the proposed guidelines for boda boda and taxi operations. According to the proposals issued by the Minister for Kampala and Metropolitan Affairs Betty Amongi, all taxis in Kampala will register with Kampala Capital City Authority, pay fees to the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA councilors are seeking a special council sitting to discuss challenges facing the populace. On Monday, the Speaker of KCCA Abubaker Kawalya convened a business council meeting with some members of standing committees and resolved to meet the Minister for Kampala …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is an ongoing improvement in the Markets at Kalerwe pending reopening by Kampala Capital City Authority KCCA. There are over ten markets at Kalerwe including Kajubi, Bivamuntuuyo, Freedom, Farmers, Ssemuguwa and Muluya Market among others. They host over 1000 vendors. On April 03rd, the …
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