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Public-Private Partnership (PPP) is being adopted as an alternative to the traditional public transport service delivery. However, institutional set ups are very crucial for the success of PPP in transport sector. It is not known to what extent the existing institutional set ups are in support of Bus Rapid Transport (BRT). Therefore, this study assessed PPP institutional setup in public transport service delivery in Tanzania with reference to Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) in Dar Es Salaam Region. Specifically, the study was conducted to identify the role of institutional setup such as price regulation, conflict resolution, accountability and maintenance regulation in public transport service delivery, to determine how BRT conforms to these institutional setups as well as to identify the institutional based challenges that BRT faces. Case study design was used to ensure the collection of in-depth data. Purposive and convenient sampling techniques were used to select 10 respondents. To respond to objectives, the study analyzed qualitative data through content analysis method to provide the basis for drawing appropriate recommendations. Findings indicate that institutional setups such as price regulation, accountability, maintenance regulation and conflict resolutions are conformed in running BRT project. Moreover, the study findings indicate that BRT and its stakeholders (DART and LATRA) conform to the institutional arrangement by keeping on practice what is exactly directed and instructed in the rules and regulations of the PPP. These include maintenance of the BRT infrastructures, prices regulations and be accountable in their day to day activities of public transport service delivery. Also findings indicate that there are number of challenges that were identified that tend to affect BRT. These challenges were lateness of buses to arrive to the bust station, buses are few as compared to the number of passengers and the parking space that has been allocated for the buses is flooded during rainy seasons. The study concludes that all independent variables namely price regulation, conflict resolution, accountability and maintenance regulation to have the influence on dependent variable. The study findings imply that the policy makers can review the current Public Private Partnership Policy, 2009 since the policy does not stipulate rules and regulations that should be complied in Public Private Partnership. |
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