Uganda, Jan. 5 -- Authorities in Kabale Municipality have reintroduced street parking fees to generate more revenue.

The municipality mayor, Mr Byamugisha Sentaro, on Monday said they had started charging street parking fees four years ago but had failed in implementing it because of lack of bylaws governing the process.

"Recently, the Solicitor General approved the bylaws on collecting street parking fees that were passed by the Kabale Municipal Council. We placed adverts in the media and the procurement committee awarded the contract to the best-evaluated bidder. The driver of every vehicle that parks on a street in Kabale town must pay Shs500 and anyone that defaults pays a Shs20,000 fine," Mr Byamugisha said.

He said he expects the...