Kabaza
Another mode of transport system in
These bicycles have got good and
interesting appearance because they have a flexible and the handles on the carrier
to attract customers. MR MMORA the bicycle taxi said ‘‘some of these have got a
radio which express music while moving. Mostly these bicycles are stand on the
bus deport and stage to carry the passengers and their luggage to the home
villages‘`.
Apart from parking in the bus
deport, we also find other drivers who choose to drive around Mulanje and pick
up passengers within short distances, Because they don’t have a parking space
inside the bus depot.
In order to use a bicycle
taxi, the passenger should get from the bus depot or stop them in the main road
near any trading center.
KABAZA is the code word for
calling for a bicycle taxi.
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| Kabaza at bus depot |
The price of the bicycle taxi
varies depending on distances. Passengers find the obligation to use bicycle
taxis to reach highly remote areas, through small roads, which can not be
reached using other means of transportation.
It can also be used as a
transition mean, until the passenger manages to reach the main road, and
therefore be able to catch a bus or a taxi, towards their work and business
places
Mostly men choose to enter
this transport system because it demands high physical effort. Consequently this system became very important
and interesting in Malawi
However the challenge with
the system is that, it attracts boys to venture into the business for money and
end up by dropping out of school, which is affecting the development of the
country.
Written by Ephraim Pim'mor
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