{{Only motorcycle taxi operators with at least 2-years experience will be allowed to operate within Kigali city.}}
Offences including ; overloading, refusing to stop, carrying more than one passenger, riding without helmets and other offences will attract penalties such as; imprisonment, confiscation of motorcycles and blacklisting notorious individuals.
The penalties were agreed upon during a consultative meeting that brought together, Kigali city Authorities, traffic police and motorcycle taxi operators.
Road accidents have mostly been caused and or connected to motorcycle taxi operators.
Ndayisaba Fidèle, The Mayor of Kigali city said, “We found about six common offences that we will not be linient with. We agreed to establish stern punishments and recommendations. We hope this will reduce the traffic offences.”
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