POLICY BRIEF: COVID-19 and the urban motorcycle taxi sector in Sub-Saharan Africa
Published: {acf_publication_date: F Y}
Main topic: Crisis response, COVID-19, Public transport
Study countrie(s): Kenya, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda, Ghana, Liberia
Written by: Ted Johnson, Jack Jenkins, James Vincent, Krijn Peters, Marion Mugisha, Patrick Hayombe, Paul Opiyo, Reginald Chetto, Rosemarie Santos, Simon Ntramah
Published by: African Methodist Episcopal University, Building and Road Research Institute, Integrated Community and Rural Development Services (ICARDS), Lofa Integrated Development Association (LIDA), Paul Opiyo, Reginald Chetto, Swansea University, Team Initiatives Limited
Study type: Policy note
This brief has been produced to inform policy and provide recommendations based on the findings of a study assessing the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on the urban Motorcycle/ Tricycle Taxi (MCT/ MTT) sector in Sub-Saharan Africa. Primary data were collected in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ghana, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania, via qualitative interviews with key stakeholders/informants and surveys with MCT/ MTT operators. Country and regional findings were presented and discussed among the researchers, MCT/ MTT operators and stakeholders in a series of (online) workshops. Country specific reports (hyperlinked above) and an aggregated report have been produced.
