Dar es Salaam Rapid Transit Agency’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr Cosmas
Takule, told the ‘Daily News’ that the agency had already made a study to
determine the daladala profile and ownership prior to buying out the old ones,
which will not be roadworthy.
The CEO added: “We avoid naming the benefactors as this may raise
conflict of interest, and besides some buses are still running.
“The money will be paid under daladala grievance mechanism and acts as
seed money to purchase their shares in the project.” The percentage of daladala
ownership in the project was not disclosed.
Mr Takule said that in the first phase, the Kimara-Kivukoni/Kariakoo
corridor, between 1,800 and 2,000 daladalas would be phased out and roadworthy
ones would be re-routed in the feeder roads that will be linking the trunk
roads.
The first phase of the DART project is on fast track, and upon
completion in 2014 it is expected to have created 80,000 jobs. The phase also
comprises expansion of Morogoro Road.
The Chairman of Dar es Salaam Commuter Buses Owners’ Association
(DARCOBOA), Mr Sabri Mabrouk, confirmed the initiative of buying out aged
daladalas and are working hand-in- hand with relevant authorities.
“So far there’s no problem or complaint,” Mr Mabrouk said adding, “as
we (DARCOBOA) are well integrated in the project” as we speak, about 2,000 aged
daladala will be purchased by the project.”
He said that at the moment DARCOBOA has 500 members who have more than
one bus. But it is estimated that there are about 3,000 daladala owners half of
whom own a single motor vehicle.
Source: The Daily News,http://www.dailynews.co.tz, reported by Abduel Elinaza
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