Just a decade ago, the importation and registration of vehicles was very low compared to the surge recorded between 2008 and 2013. Yet the city’s infrastructure remains the same, with abysmal upgrades marred by lack of finances and poor planning.
What you need to know:
There are about 9,541 mini-buses, famously known as “Daladala” cruising in Dar es Salaam’s roads. By the end of last year, there were about 30,000 Bajaj in the country—with 95 per cent operating as passenger’s vessels in Dar es Salaam.
Just a decade ago, the importation and registration of vehicles was very low compared to the surge recorded between 2008 and 2013. Yet the city’s infrastructure remains the same, with abysmal upgrades and poor planning. The Dar es Salaam road infrastructure is still not fully developed. The entire region has 260 kilometres of trunk roads, 542 kilometres of regional roads and another 578 kilometres of feeder roads.
