Africa-Press – Sierra-Leone. Deputy Minister of Transport and Aviation, Rex Bonapha, has announced the introduction of a digital payment system for the Waka Fine Buses, marking a shift towards cashless transactions in public transportation.
The announcement came during the ministry’s weekly press briefing at the Miatta Conference Centre in Freetown.
According to Bonapha, the system is expected to go into August and aims to reduce cash handling, curb petty financial misconduct, and improve efficiency for daily commuters.
All buses under the Waka Fine service will be equipped with digital payment machines, through a partnership between the Ministry and Metro Transport Company Limited (MTCL), the private operator of the fleet.
“The goal is to address common issues like conductors refusing to return change, while also promoting transparency and convenience,” Bonapha told reporters.
He clarified that the buses are not government-owned but run by MTCL, a consortium of various transport stakeholders.
The digital payment initiative is part of the broader World Bank-funded Integrated Urban Mobility Project targeting improvements in the public transport sector.
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