Uganda's official number plate maker, and a company named Spiro, just threw a little party for a random motorcycle taxi owner in Kampala. The guy got the two hundred thousand and twenty-sixth new plate. They gave him some branded freebies at the Spiro Bond Site. The Intelligent Transport Monitoring System, or ITMS, says they expect to hit three hundred thousand new plates by year's end, which they claim shows people trust the new system more.
The boda rider himself said he liked the faster service and felt more secure with the new plate. The head of Spiro Uganda, Bruce Mucunguzi, talked about working with the Ministry of Works and Transport and the Motor Vehicle Registration office to make the process quicker and more transparent, even solving problems within a day. Joseph Tumwine, who runs installations for ITMS, said they're getting plates installed on the scheduled day about eighty-three percent of the time now.
He also dropped some bigger news. They are aiming to make a million new plates next year from a factory they built in Kyambogo. That place already has three hundred Ugandan workers and can make two thousand five hundred plates in a single shift. The whole point is to make these things locally to meet demand and keep the registration process smooth for drivers.
The boda rider himself said he liked the faster service and felt more secure with the new plate. The head of Spiro Uganda, Bruce Mucunguzi, talked about working with the Ministry of Works and Transport and the Motor Vehicle Registration office to make the process quicker and more transparent, even solving problems within a day. Joseph Tumwine, who runs installations for ITMS, said they're getting plates installed on the scheduled day about eighty-three percent of the time now.
He also dropped some bigger news. They are aiming to make a million new plates next year from a factory they built in Kyambogo. That place already has three hundred Ugandan workers and can make two thousand five hundred plates in a single shift. The whole point is to make these things locally to meet demand and keep the registration process smooth for drivers.
