Mbale City Taxi Park: A symbol of lost hope

Mbale Taxi Park, once lauded as one of the best-planned parks in East Africa by European physical planners, has now become a symbol of lost hope. The current state of the park highlights the numerous obstacles facing development projects in Mbale City.

Located in the middle of the city overlooking Wanale Hill, the park has been abandoned by many taxi drivers plying different routes due to inadequate space and poor drainage system.  Developers have erected buildings within and around the park, obstructing the normal flow of taxi operations.

“This is no longer a taxi park. It’s…