DAR ES SALAAM, April 14 -- THE bus operators chairmans proposal deserves to be taken seriously, but not accepted at face value. On its surface, the request appears to be a response to a genuine cost shock.

EWURAs April 2026 cap prices show a steep jump in pump prices, with Dar es Salaam petrol rising from 2,864/- per litre in March to 3,820/- in April, while diesel rose from 2,858/- to 3,806/-.

Land Transport Regulatory Authority (LATRA) itself has also acknowledged that transport fares are not determined by fuel alone and that other variables matter, including wages, repairs, maintenance, depreciation, exchange-rate movements and road conditions.

In that sense, the chairmans argument that the pressure goes beyond fuel and includes tyr...