Gulu City Council has moved to stop the operationalization of Lamogi Ber Bus terminal located at plot 25 Andrea Olal Road in Library Ward Bardege-Layibi division and Makome Bus terminal in Labour-Line ward Laroo-Pece division.
The city council alleged that the two entities are operating illegally, failing to pay taxes to the city council, and causing traffic congestion within the city’s busiest business center, thus prone to causing road crashes in Gulu city.
The council therefore, on those three grounds, resolved that the two entities close with immediate effect, therefore their occupants shifted to the Gulu modern bus terminal that was established in 2019 by Gen. Salim Shale under a private-public partnership arrangement with Gulu City Council.
This suggested terminal for Gen. Salim Saleh has not been occupied since its establishment in the past 3 years.
The move to close the two bus parks emerged following the motion without notice by Hon. Odong Morish, the directly elected councilor for Laroo-Pece south constituency.
Odong tabled before the council three reasons why the terminal must be blocked from operation, noticing that on many occasions the buses make an abrupt turn on the highway upon arrival or after loading the passenger, blocking the access for other mobility, thus causing traffic congestion, something he observed may throw people into road crashes.
The motion mover also tasked the city clerk to provide the council with evidence that proved the legality of the two entities.
He also told the council that the two terminals are not paying any form of tax to the Gulu city council.
