Dar es Salaam, April 23 -- DAR ES SALAAM: TENSION and frustration engulfed Kimara Mwisho bus terminal in Dar es Salaam yesterday morning, as hundreds of commuters were left stranded for hours amid an acute shortage of UDA Rapid Transit (UDART) buses during peak hours.

As early as dawn, long queues began forming, stretching far beyond the usual waiting zones.

With time, the situation worsened. Several buses passed by the terminal without stopping to pick up passengers, triggering confusion and rising anger among those who had been waiting since the early morning hours.

The air was thick with frustration. Some commuters paced restlessly, others sat silently on benches beneath the terminal roof, eyes fixed anxiously on the road.

Though s...