Uganda, Dec. 8 -- The enforcement of new guidelines to streamline public transport in Kampala city did not start yesterday as anticipated despite the minister's directive.

A spot check by Monitor in many parts of the city found that taxis and buses were still loading and offloading passengers on streets and roads despite State minister for Kampala Kabuye Kyofatogabye directing that this only be done within gazetted bus terminals and taxi parks.

The minister's directives, which he made on Tuesday, were supposed to be implemented by Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) and police with immediate effect.

But yesterday, many taxis continued to operate on streets and roads such as Kafumbe Mukasa, Namirembe and Allen, with touts seen calling...