The Public service and Local government committee of Uganda parliament has officially suspended Pioneer Easy Bus Company Ltd operations. The pioneer easy bus project was supposed to kick off on March 1st 2012.
The parliament halted pioneer easy bus project during a meeting with the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) Executive Director, Ms Jenifer Musisi and Lord Mayor of Kampala Erias Lukwago.
The woman MP for Kalungu district, Florence Kintu summoned the KCCA director and Lukwago to explain to MPs the circumstances under which Pioneer Easy Bus Company Ltd obtained a contract to operate in the Metropolitan area which includes Wakiso, Kampala and Mukono.
The MP said that their committee based on the submissions made by the KCCA officials to halt the contract of Pioneer Easy Bus Company.
The parliament launched investigations into the validity of Pioneer Easy bus company contract to operate in Kampala Metropolitan area following a petition to Parliament by leaders of Mukono and Wakiso districts seeking Parliament‘s intervention to inquire the legality of the contract pioneer Easy bus signed with KCCA.