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The Sierra Leone Public Transport Authority (SLPTA) has announced that the government’s Waka Fine Buses have been loaned to the Metro Company at a 50% discount, with no interest, as part of an initiative to strengthen the country’s public transportation system. This was disclosed by Isaac Ken-Green, Acting Director General of SLPTA, during the Ministry of Information and Communications' (MOIC) weekly press briefing. Ken-Green explained that the Metro Company, an organization comprising members of the informal transport sector, including drivers of poda-podas, buses, and tricycles, was selected as the beneficiary of this initiative. The discounted Waka Fine Buses are intended to enhance the company's service capacity and improve the quality of transportation for the general public. Established by parliamentary enactment in 2023, the SLPTA now regulates public transport operations across Sierra Leone. Since its launch, the Waka Fine Bus service has become an essential resource, t...

The Deputy Minister of Information and Civic Education, Abdel Aziz Bawoh, has affirmed President Julius Maada Bio's commitment to decongesting Freetown and improving the livelihoods of Sierra Leoneans. Speaking on the much-anticipated Lungi Bridge project, Bawoh emphasized the President's strategic vision to transform the nation's capital and decentralize key services. Addressing the relocation of certain Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) to Lungi, Bawoh highlighted this initiative as a crucial step towards decentralization. He described it as an extension of the government’s efforts to distribute administrative and economic activities more evenly across the country, reducing the burden on Freetown.  Bawoh further noted that the Lungi Bridge, once constructed, will establish a direct link between Freetown and the northern town of Lungi, facilitating seamless transportation to and from the capital city and its international airport. This infrastructure will not on...