The State Minister for Transport in MININFRA, Jean de DieuUwihanganye announced the move this Friday while visiting companies in IT-transportation related services.
He said that installing cameras in public transport buses will help ensure security of passengers by identifying petty thieves and other forms of sexual harassment mostly visited on female passengers by their male counterparts on buses.
“Cameras are very essential in public places. There are people with bad behaviors who sometimes do sexual harassment which we want to stop,” he said.
He said that the system will help them with basic information to monitor movements and security of these buses.
Uwihanganye, however, said that it is an exercise which will take a period to implement as they will start from budgeting for the activity.
The Chief Executive Officer of AC Group, Patrick Buchana said that they are committed to work with the government in the implementation of the new initiative to be able to harmonize transportation in the country.
“This initiative not only helps to harmonize transportation, but it will also provide information from inside these buses to the government to be able to take decisions” he said.
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