Residents decry absence of bus park

An aerial view of Arua Taxi Park. The park gets congested especially in the morning hours forcing drivers to start illegal bus parks. PHOTO BY CLEMENT ALUMA.

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Unfair. Mr Kamure says the problem is aggravated by the municipality’s rapid growth and population explosion that has turned the area into a business hub for local traders and foreign nationals.

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Absence of a bus park has forced buses and taxi operators in Arua Municipality to park on the roadsides, Mr Peter Kamure has said.
Mr Kamure, the chairman Arua Municipal Development Forum, said the problem is aggravated by the municipality’s rapid growth and population explosion that has turned the area into a business hub for local traders and foreign nationals.

“There is need for a bus park to accommodate the increasing number of vehicles in the town and help restore sanity in the municipality,” Mr Kamure said.

He decried the uncoordinated parking of trucks which, he said, is a recipe for accidents.

“We cannot continue having illegal bus parks on the roadsides,” Mr Kamure said.

The municipality, which has a population of about 62,657, has a small taxi-park which is usually congested with taxis destined for Moyo, Nebbi, Adjumani and Zombo districts. This has forced drivers for taxis plying Ariwara, Panyimur, Kaya and Yei to establish illegal parks on roadsides.

The deputy town clerk, Mr Joseph Bagonza, said plans are underway to relocate the park and called upon taxi drivers to stop illegal parking.

Mr Geoffrey Adiga, a driver, said the congestion in the park has caused unnecessary delays.

“You cannot leave the park easily because of the congestion. Theft cases have also increased yet we need our customers to be safe. The leadership should budget for a spacious bus park,” he said.

Number
62,657
The total number of people in Arua Municipality, according to the recent population census.