Effective 1st March, motorcyclist will be required to give their passengers a headgear at no cost as opposed to earlier arrangements where a passenger was required to pay for the headcover at Frw 50.
The decision was arrived at during a meeting involving representatives of cooperatives of motorcycle taxi operators and authorities of Rwanda Utilities and Regulatory Agency (RURA) and Kigali City Council (KCC).
A similar recommendation was made by Prime Minister Pierre Damien Habamuremyi during a recent meeting with motorcyclists at Nyamirambo stadium. The aim is to ensure hygiene for those using the helmets.
However, city dwellers argue that headgears haven’t been available.
According to a Press release from Kigali City authorities, motor riders will pay Frw 40 for each headgear and that they shouldn’t charge passengers extra on the fare, since transport charges are still high even after RURA instructed them to lower the prices following the reduction of fuel prices.
Meanwhile, traders interested in selling headgears are required to obtain authorization from the Rwanda Bureau of Standards.
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