Taxi drivers and conductors have announced sit down strike protesting what they termed as exploit by UTODA.
The Taxi drivers and conductors made the announcement at press conference held at Speke hotel in Kampala today.
Kampala old taxi park
The announcement of the strike by drivers came after the Lord mayor advised drivers not to any fees to UTODA on ground that it has no contract with KCCA.
The chairperson of the Drivers and conductor Association Mustafa Mayambala said that they will lay down tools on money Monday 11th July.
He said that the drivers are protesting the UTODA’s illegal collection of welfare dues from Taxi drivers and harassment of drivers by police on orders of UTODA for the drivers who refuse to pay the illegal fees.
The drivers said that it is painful to see government waive the legal licences for traders and kept silent to the long standing grievances of drivers over the illegal fees UTODA is charging from the Taxi drivers yet it has no contract with Kampala capital city Authority.
They said that on Monday next week, drivers will park their vehicles until government respond to their problems and they asked the owners to bear with situation as they clean UTODA mess.
The drivers claim that UTODA charge a stage welfare fee of sh4,000 by the stage guide. In addition, they pay a loading fee of about sh8,000 for every route.