Taxis without blue line to be seized
THE works and transport ministry has ordered the Police to impound commuter taxis without the prerequisite blue strip.
By Herbert Ssempogo
THE works and transport ministry has ordered the Police to impound commuter taxis without the prerequisite blue strip.
Transport Licensing Board acting secretary Wistone Katushabe yesterday said some taxi owners were flouting regulations by painting yellow bands on their vehicles.
“I request you to ensure that all taxis that do not have a blue band be impounded immediately and if possible, the owners be prosecuted immediately,†he ordered.
Addressing the press at Central Police Station in Kampala, Katushabe said taxi owners were going against the law following a letter from Uganda Taxi Operators and Drivers Association (UTODA) to the ministry over the matter.
On July 19, UTODA wrote to the ministry requesting that since taxis operating in the city were not required to fit speed governors, they should have a yellow band to differentiate them from those plying the countryside.
Flanked by Kampala Extra Police chief Grace Turyagumanawe, katus-habe said even before the minister responded to the letter, some taxi owners changed the colour of their bands.
Katushabe said the colour of the bands would only change following a review of the regulation by concerned authorities.
THE works and transport ministry has ordered the Police to impound commuter taxis without the prerequisite blue strip.
Transport Licensing Board acting secretary Wistone Katushabe yesterday said some taxi owners were flouting regulations by painting yellow bands on their vehicles.
“I request you to ensure that all taxis that do not have a blue band be impounded immediately and if possible, the owners be prosecuted immediately,†he ordered.
Addressing the press at Central Police Station in Kampala, Katushabe said taxi owners were going against the law following a letter from Uganda Taxi Operators and Drivers Association (UTODA) to the ministry over the matter.
On July 19, UTODA wrote to the ministry requesting that since taxis operating in the city were not required to fit speed governors, they should have a yellow band to differentiate them from those plying the countryside.
Flanked by Kampala Extra Police chief Grace Turyagumanawe, katus-habe said even before the minister responded to the letter, some taxi owners changed the colour of their bands.
Katushabe said the colour of the bands would only change following a review of the regulation by concerned authorities.