Ritco

Mid January 2017 the first 20 new buses arrived for Rwanda Interlink Transport Company Limited (RITCO Ltd), the successor to the government company ONATRACOM. RITCO is a joint venture between the Government of Rwanda and the Rwanda Federation of Transport Cooperatives (RFTC). The government holds 52% of the shares and RFTC 48%. 30 more buses were still at the port of Dar es Salaam in January 2017. These first 50 new buses are Higer from China and adapted for upcountry use with extra luggage space. As the usual  Toyota Hiace on these routes can carry very little luggage the buses respond to a directly felt need of rural populations. In April 2016 the government announced that 150 buses had been ordered. Once more buses arrive the company may start working international routes too.

A growing population, the migration of people from rural to urban areas and thus growing cities pose a great challenge not only to Rwanda. Therefore, intelligent city and mobility concepts are crucial to prepare the country for these new conditions. Read here how the #TechifyMobilityChallenge2020 contributes to the development of smart transport solutions in Rwanda.

The City of Kigali is currently in the 5th year of implementing the Kigali Urban Master Plan. As part of this process, significant improvements to key elements of the urban mobility infrastructure are being planned and executed. Therefore, intelligent city and mobility concepts are crucial to prepare the country for these new conditions. The mandate to ensure that transport services are available throughout Rwanda is held by Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority (RURA). In order to support RURA in the field of smart mobility, the DigiCenter organized the Techify Mobility 2020 challenge running from May to September 2020.