Security operatives and local leaders in Bushenyi-Ishaka municipality, Bushenyi district have halted the operation of buses that have been staged in Ishaka town till June 29th, 2023.
The suspension yesterday followed a petition by Bushenyi-Ishaka municipality taxi operators’ leadership to the office of the Resident District Commissioner seeking intervention to stop the operation of buses that have allegedly pushed Taxi operators out of business.
The bus companies accused of sabotaging the taxi businesses include TAUSI, Global, and Safaris.
Transport business was paralysed yesterday when Taxi operators stopped their businesses and buses were also stopped from operating in Ishaka town during a demonstration until a meeting with security operatives and leaders at Leisure Park in Ishaka town.
Bushenyi Taxi Operators’ Co-operatives Union chairperson Arthur Mucunguzi said buses that don’t have a park and a stage in Ishaka have pushed them out of business by taking passengers on low prices leaving them in losses.
Bushenyi RDC Robert Atuhairwe who sided with taxi operators, said their grievances are valid because they are worried that buses park and fight for their passengers, leaving them out of business.
Atuhairwe said they are going to meet with bus operators to get them to understand what their route charts mean according to the transport regulations.
