Some bus operators within the Kampala suburbs are still charging high transport fares despite abandoning the Standard Operating Procedures-SOPs issued by the Health Ministry to halt the transmission of the coronavirus. The transport fares doubled after Ministry of health directed transporters to carry half of their licensed capacity to ensure social distancing to minimize COVID-19 transmission.Our reporter recently sampled some of the city bus transporters such as Awakula Ennume and Star Bus and found them filled to capacity. Each passenger was required to pay the doubled fares that introduced to cover for the vacant seats.Simon Kaheru, a passenger who was heading…
City Bus Operators Cheating Commuters Despite Abandoning SOPs

Passengers sitted in Awakula Ennume Bus heading to Kawempe, a Kampala suburb. Courtesy photo




