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Tondeka Metro Bus Service
The Tondeka Metropolitan Kampala Bus Service (TMBS) is the proposed principal public transport operator in the Kampala metropolitan area. Expected to start in September 2020, the bus system, Tondeka Metro, proposes to serve the city of Kampala, Uganda's capital, the city of Entebbe, including Entebbe International Airport, Buloba, Nsangi, Ssabagabo, Mukono, Kira Town, Matugga, Wakiso, and the areas in Mukono District and Wakiso District that connect with these urban centers.
The Kampala metropolitan area (Kampala, Entebbe, Wakiso District and Mukono District) had a total population of approximately four million residents according to the August 2014 national population census. More than half of this total population pour onto the narrow roads leading to Kampala city center to go to work, school, hospitals, court, banks or to access other government and private services. This leads to gridlock on the city streets and roads as commuter taxis (kamunye), motorcycle taxis (boda boda), private automobiles, street hawkers, pedestrians and VIP convoys jostle for space.
The major stake holders in a modern, functional, sustainable, public transit system in Kampala's metropolitan area have come together and propose a bus system starting with 980 commuter buses, procured new from the manufacturers, Ashok Leyland, in India. However, a presidential directive in 2021 banned the importation of foreign fully or partly assembled buses. Kiira Motors Corporation became the only potential suppliers of the required buses. The first five buses came online in September 2022.
The major stakeholders in Tondeka Metro Bus Service include, but are not limited to, the following:
As of January 2020, the following bus routes are suggested, to start with:
On 11 December 2019, The Post Media Limited (PML Daily) online publication reported that a single route is expected to cost USh1,200 (approx. US$0.33); unlimited daily travel to cost USh3,500 (approx. US$1.00); Shs18,000 (approx. US$5.00) for a weekly card and Sh55,000 (approx. US$15.00) for a monthly travel card. Passengers are expected to pay using Radio Frequency Identification Cards (rfid-Cards) to swipe their way on board, with no cash payment allowed on the bus.
The organizers of the Tondeka Metro Bus Service plan to have the buses run 24/7, with provisions for people with disabilities and pregnant mothers.
The funding modalities have not been finalized. At a minimum, both the Uganda Government through the Ministry of Finance and high net-worth individuals who own fleets of commuter taxis and motorcycle taxis are expected to fund the project as a public-private partnership enterprise. The initial investment is reported to be US$200 million (USh737.9 billion).
Tondeka Metro Bus Service
The Tondeka Metropolitan Kampala Bus Service (TMBS) is the proposed principal public transport operator in the Kampala metropolitan area. Expected to start in September 2020, the bus system, Tondeka Metro, proposes to serve the city of Kampala, Uganda's capital, the city of Entebbe, including Entebbe International Airport, Buloba, Nsangi, Ssabagabo, Mukono, Kira Town, Matugga, Wakiso, and the areas in Mukono District and Wakiso District that connect with these urban centers.
The Kampala metropolitan area (Kampala, Entebbe, Wakiso District and Mukono District) had a total population of approximately four million residents according to the August 2014 national population census. More than half of this total population pour onto the narrow roads leading to Kampala city center to go to work, school, hospitals, court, banks or to access other government and private services. This leads to gridlock on the city streets and roads as commuter taxis (kamunye), motorcycle taxis (boda boda), private automobiles, street hawkers, pedestrians and VIP convoys jostle for space.
The major stake holders in a modern, functional, sustainable, public transit system in Kampala's metropolitan area have come together and propose a bus system starting with 980 commuter buses, procured new from the manufacturers, Ashok Leyland, in India. However, a presidential directive in 2021 banned the importation of foreign fully or partly assembled buses. Kiira Motors Corporation became the only potential suppliers of the required buses. The first five buses came online in September 2022.
The major stakeholders in Tondeka Metro Bus Service include, but are not limited to, the following:
As of January 2020, the following bus routes are suggested, to start with:
On 11 December 2019, The Post Media Limited (PML Daily) online publication reported that a single route is expected to cost USh1,200 (approx. US$0.33); unlimited daily travel to cost USh3,500 (approx. US$1.00); Shs18,000 (approx. US$5.00) for a weekly card and Sh55,000 (approx. US$15.00) for a monthly travel card. Passengers are expected to pay using Radio Frequency Identification Cards (rfid-Cards) to swipe their way on board, with no cash payment allowed on the bus.
The organizers of the Tondeka Metro Bus Service plan to have the buses run 24/7, with provisions for people with disabilities and pregnant mothers.
The funding modalities have not been finalized. At a minimum, both the Uganda Government through the Ministry of Finance and high net-worth individuals who own fleets of commuter taxis and motorcycle taxis are expected to fund the project as a public-private partnership enterprise. The initial investment is reported to be US$200 million (USh737.9 billion).