Africa-Press – South-Sudan. Boda-Bodacyclists yesterday in Yei River County waived a strike over cumulative heavytaxes imposed on them by the County Revenue authorities. Speakingto Juba Monitor on phone, Lawrence Abugo, a Boda-boda rider in Yei said, theCounty Revenue Authority heavily imposed tariffs on operational licence andothers.
The County Revenue Authority (CRA) has come with abnormal imposition of taxes towards Boda-Boda cyclists in Yei. He said that they were not pleased with the cumulative taxes that the revenue authority imposed on them. Abugo said that it was unfair because they worked in order to put food on the table for their families, educate their kids and provide healthcare for their family members. Above all, even those in authorities have families they carter for, he added.
RumunuGuya, one of the cyclists pointed out that apart from the tariffs imposed onthem by the County Revenue Authority, there were also rampant fines and chargesimposed for having violating traffic laws.
AggreyCyrus Kanyikwa, the County commissioner of Yei commented that he was not awareabout the strike that happened in the County towards the Boda-Boda riders.
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