Monopoly on some bus routes is part of addressing the demand risk in PPPs

Yesterday, (July 1 2026), Mofat Company Limited, the contracted private operator for Phase II of the Dar es Salaam Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system was granted a monopoly on the Mbagala, Gerezani, Kivukoni route, on which the current transport service providers, mainly the minibus daladalas, bodabosas abd bajajis, will be unlicensed, giving the Company monopoly on that route.

Under a 12-year contract with the Dar Rapid Transit Agency (DART), the Company is responsible for managing daily passenger transport, fleet deployment, and station services along the Gerezani–Mbagala corridor via Kilwa Road.

The removal of daladalas (etc) from this route may sound strange. After all, competition is the rule of the game.

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Monopoly on some bus routes is part of addressing the demand risk in PPPs

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