BRT finally take off today

The long awaited Dar es Salaam Bus Rapid Transit (Dart) kicks off today amid a shareholders tussle following a decision by the city authorities to annul the controversial sale of UDA (Usafiri Dar es Salaam).

What you need to know:

Dar es Salaam Mayor Isaya Mwita announced at a press conference that authorities had approved a vote by City Fathers to cancel the sale of UDA to Simon Group Company on account of impropriety in the whole transaction.