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Date: Thu, 09 Dec 1999 10:29:55
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From: Bwanika <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: ugnet_: Utoda in 8�484'000'000 billions shillings per year-
where is the money?
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Parliamentary Committee for Works, Housing and Communication
MP, Steven Ongaria
MP, Dr. Okullo Epak
MP, Onapito Ekomoloit,
MP, Yorokamu Katwiremu
MP,George Wambuzi Gagawala
In reference to 50 UTODA taxis block Parliament, MPs angry
Wednesday, December 08, 1999
Katongole lamented that self-seekers floated the allegations of under
declaration of taxis. He said it is not true that there are 7,000 taxis.
Katongole submitted that they charge a Shs 15,000 monthly fee from each
taxi and a daily Shs 2,000 fee per taxi. He said the number of taxis in
Kampala range between 3,500 and 4,500 but he later contradicted himself and
said they collect money from all taxis that enter Kampala taxi parks.
This one the most absurd statement I have ever read, a pinnacle of total
financial mismanagement, corruption, ignorance, disorganisation and lack of
national feeling. Given to the environmental danger these taxis are
exposing to the population leaving in and around areas of Kampala, given to
the untidy environment these taxis are operating into, given to the state
of architectural nature of Kampala taxi park, no one will never imagine
that any person in his or her right mind will go to Uganda parliament to
say what is stated above!
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My arguments:
Let us use simple approximate calculations to understand what these people
in UTODA are actually saying; I will use very conservative figures i.e.
that there are only 3500 taxis operating in and around Kampala.
1. That will in turn imply at a monthly fee/taxi Shs. 15�000 * 3�500 =
Shs. 525� 000�000 million per month* 12 month which is Shs. 6�300�000�000
billion per year will be realised!
2. If we take a down cash fee payment of Shs. 2�000 per taxi daily, on
assumption that every month has 30 days minus four Sundays which makes for
26 days that will amount to Shs. 2�000* 26 days = Shs. 52�000 per taxi
monthly rounding up to shs. 52�000 * 3�500 taxi = Shs. 182�000�000 million
per month which is a cool Shs 182�000�000 * 12 month = Shs. 2�184�000�000
billion per year.
All in all the total sum of money collected by UTODA from Kampala taxi park
per annum amounts to a round figure of Shs. 6� 300�000�000 + Shs.
2�184�000�000 = 8�484�000'000 billions shillings per year!
Those figures put aside let us considers a few things:
a. KCC has just recently borrowed money in millions of dollars to expand
Nakivubo channel.
b. Road resurfacing and surfacing in Kampala is largely financed by the
World Bank and other sources in what is called the third urban development
plan (check?)
c. Kampala City does not have total toilet and water facilities. (see
monitor Kampala worlds biggest toilet)
d. Kampala City is largely a slum area, i.e. Muyenga, Makerere Kivuru,
Katwe, Ndebba, Bwaiyese, Kitoro Kamwokya, Kisenyi, Natete, Makindye etc
e. There is no single day all roads in the city have ever seen a broom
simultaneously especially in areas mentioned above.
Questions
1. Where is all this money kept and what is it used for?
2. Does UTODA know or have the real data about the taxi population into the
country or taxis operating from Kampala City?
3. What is the cost benefit in terms of environmental damage and fossil
fuel consumption had we taken to investing into a tram network around the
city?
4. Why hasn�t Kampala Taxi Park seen any type of upgrading in terms
streamlining congestion and organisational, operational goals in their
areas of operation?
This is very disturbing indeed
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bwanika
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