Summary:
- On Tuesday, two trucks were chained, marking the second incident after one truck was chained last week. Affected Rubuguri tipper owners, including Mucunguzi Wilberforce, Barnabas, and Mugambi, expressed their dissatisfaction at the RDC’s office.
KISORO: Owners of tipper trucks from Rubuguri Town Council in Bukimbiri County have vowed to seek legal action against the Kisoro Tippers’ Association if it continues to chain their business trucks.
This decision follows reports that the leadership of the Kisoro Tippers’ Association has allegedly begun an operation to chain all business trucks whose owners have not registered with the association. The operation has primarily affected truck owners from Bukimbiri who use their vehicles for transportation, especially on market days in Kisoro Municipality.
On Tuesday, two trucks were chained, marking the second incident after one truck was chained last week. Affected Rubuguri tipper owners, including Mucuguzi Wilberforce, Barnabas, and Mugambi, expressed their dissatisfaction at the RDC’s office.
Mucunguzi Wilberforce, who is also the head teacher at Iryaruvumba Primary School, reported that their vehicles were on Tuesday stopped and chained at 10:00 AM, with a demand to pay 500,000 shillings each. However, after seeking intervention at the RDC’s office, the Kisoro Deputy Resident District Commissioner ordered the Kisoro Tippers’ Association to release the chained trucks immediately, without any conditions.
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Mucunguzi stated that all truck vehicles in Rubuguri are registered under the Rubuguri Transporters Association and have the right to operate anywhere. He added that they have incurred losses and threatened to pursue legal measures if the situation recurs.
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Efforts to contact the Chairperson of the Kisoro Tippers’ Association, Munezero Sam, were unsuccessful as he did not respond to multiple calls.
Meanwhile, the association’s defence secretary, Hafashimana Junior, noted that the association has initiated the arrest of all trucks whose owners have not registered with the association in an effort to reduce crimes in the transport industry.
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