Bus and other public transport operators have vowed to stick to their guns saying they will not reduce fares despite government threats.
The operators say fare reduction in not in best interest of their businesses.
A snap survey by this publication revealed that most operators have not complied directive.
Yesterday the Minister of Transport threatened that those found in defiance of government directive will lose their licenses.
On August 2nd last week RTSA and the bus operators held a consultative meeting to consider the proposed reduction in bus fares following the downward adjustment in fuel pump price announced by the Energy Regulation Board (ERB) for the month of August 2022.
RTSA says the directive to enforce the provisions of the Road Traffic Act is meant to bring sanity in the operations of the transport system in the Country.
Members of the general public have been urged to report bus operators violating the provisions of the law.