Striking Taxi drivers today morning blocked Museveni Convoy that was from Nakasero to State house, Entebbe.<\/p>\n
The Taxi drivers were protesting payment of fees to KCCA since thet pay annually for their vehicles.<\/p>\n
The President\u2019s convoy was forced to stop because the road was blocked along Clock Tower.<\/p>\n
The president talked to the Striking Taxi drivers and promised to meet them soon such that the matter is resolved.<\/p>\n
This website understands that Ministry of Local Government issued a directive after the presidential order banning all the daily collections.<\/p>\n
According to the directive, all the taxi and bus owners were only asked to pay statutory fees charged by either the Uganda Revenue Authority, or the Transport Licensing Board.<\/p>\n
KCCA still insists that that all road users within Kampala have to pay tax in accordance with the Kampala Capital City (Commercial Road Users) Regulations, 2015.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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