Tuktuk Operators Network in Kisumu has launched a nationwide registration campaign for members to restore sanity in the business.

They will register on the National Transport Safety Authority portal.

The network’s national chair Vincent Were (pictured) yesterday said the registration was not only in line with the government’s regulations but also targets to streamline their operations and weed out criminals and underage drivers who have infiltrated the sector.  Members will then be required to join saccos to empower themselves.

The ongoing reorganisation, Were said, will attract funding from the government and other partners to help them expand their businesses.

“Once we are registered and organised we shall be able to get funds from the government, banks and micro-finance institutions,” he said.

Operators, he added, were angling to take a slice of the Hustler Fund to be launched by President William Ruto on December 1.

He has since appealed to the operators to ensure they register ahead of the launch.

“I am asking all the operators to take advantage and get registered now. You will not benefit from the Hustler Fund if you are not organised and registered,” he said.

-KNA