WE WILL BAN BUS DRIVERS WHO REFUSE TO ADHERE TO BUS FARE REDUCTION SAYS CRAOZ.
By Prince Kaliza Jnr.
Commuters Rights Association of Zambia (CRAOZ) President Aaron Kamuti says Buses that will not comply with the New bus fare reduction risk being banned for Good.
Mr. Kamuti says the new bus fares will stand despite the rejection by Bus and Taxi Owners Association of Zambia.
In a Media Statement made available to the Media, Mr.. kamuti says Bus Operators have always been so greedy whenever there’s a downard adjustment of pump fuel prices as they always want things to be done in their way.
Mr. Kamuti says CRAOZ will liaise with the Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) to make the fare chats and give them to drivers.
He has disclosed that the new transport fares which have come into effect today, reflects costs on the ground other than fuel.
Mr. Kamuti added that during the transport stakeholders consultative meeting facilitated by RTSA, the Transport operators wanted to use their model to adjust bus fair prices despite having an already established model of adjustment.
He revealed that after two bus fare proposals were laid at the stakeholders meeting, the operators decided not to participate in the process but they remained till the current fares were concluded.
“And for inter town [routes] they proposed a K2 deduction which we rejected.We expected the amount which was removed from the fuel pump price to trickle down to the passengers,” Kamuti said.
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