Africa-Press – Angola. The president of PRA-JA Servir Angola was tasked by several taxi drivers’ associations to convince the Executive to create legislation to regulate their professional activity by advancing a bill urgently in Parliament.
Taxi drivers sought to rally Abel Chivukuvuku to their cause during a meeting this weekend with taxi associations, explaining to him the legally uncontrolled situation in which they live.
Furthermore, the PRA-JA leader heard from these professionals that by helping to regulate their profession, they are helping a profession on which several families depend, including their own, the “boss’s”, the bus driver’s, the ticket collector’s and the “traffic regulator’s” with the constant “gasosas” they pay.
The associations accuse the Government of not paying due attention to the organization’s projects aimed at professionalizing the taxi industry in the country.
“Doctors, journalists, nurses (…) lawyers have professional licenses. Why not taxi drivers?”, they ask in a memorandum presented to the leader of PRA-JA Servir Angola, emphasizing that due to the lack of regulations for the activity, “these days anyone who has their own vehicle acts as a taxi” often without the minimum level of safety.
Responding to concerns from taxi drivers’ associations, Abel Chivukuvuku promised to channel the proposals to the Executive, lamenting that the lack of dialogue between the Government and the associations may be “generating problems such as poor conflict resolution, loss of trust, and difficulty in achieving common goals.”
“Without open communication, institutions miss the opportunity to align expectations, resolve disagreements constructively, and foster cooperation, resulting in inefficiency and instability,” he noted.
In his opinion, by not maintaining constant dialogue, the Government may miss the opportunity to understand the reality, problems, and needs of the communities represented by the associations, which is fundamental to formulating appropriate public policies.
“What happened from July 28th to 30th in Luanda is the result of a lack of dialogue. Therefore, we will ask the Executive to prioritize dialogue and release many taxi leaders still imprisoned,” he concluded.
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