{"id":45086,"date":"2026-06-03T13:50:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T11:50:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/?p=45086"},"modified":"2026-06-03T13:50:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T11:50:14","slug":"yei-county-relocates-trucks-to-former-unhcr-compound-to-ease-congestion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/03\/yei-county-relocates-trucks-to-former-unhcr-compound-to-ease-congestion\/","title":{"rendered":"Yei County relocates trucks to former UNHCR compound to ease congestion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>By James Innocent<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u200eAuthorities in Yei River County have directed that all heavy trucks operating within the county be relocated to the former UNHCR compound in Lutaya as part of efforts to reduce congestion in the town and improve security management.<\/p>\n<p>\u200eSpeaking during an inspection visit, Yei River County Commissioner\u00a0 Hon. Samuel Henry Malimbo said the relocation aims to decongest the town center while creating a designated parking area for large commercial vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>\u200eThe commissioner instructed security agencies and the administration of Yei Town Payam to ensure that heavy trucks are immediately moved to the former UNHCR compound, describing the site as a suitable location that could contribute to improved urban planning, security, and economic development.<\/p>\n<p>\u200e&#8221;The designated area will help streamline the movement and accommodation of heavy vehicles while enhancing security and supporting development in the area,&#8221; the commissioner said.<\/p>\n<p>\u200eYei Town Payam Director Rose Doru Simbe welcomed the initiative, saying the new arrangement is expected to generate additional revenue for the county through vehicle parking and related services.<\/p>\n<p>\u200e&#8221;The relocation will not only reduce congestion in the town but will also create an opportunity for the county to increase local revenue collection,&#8221; Simbe said.<\/p>\n<p>\u200eThe decision followed a joint inspection conducted by the county commissioner, senior security officials, and representatives of local communities to assess concerns related to traffic congestion, vehicle parking, and public safety within Yei town.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By James Innocent \u200eAuthorities in Yei River County have directed that all heavy trucks operating within the county be relocated to the former UNHCR compound in Lutaya as part of efforts to reduce congestion in the town and improve security management. \u200eSpeaking during an inspection visit, Yei River County Commissioner\u00a0<a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/03\/yei-county-relocates-trucks-to-former-unhcr-compound-to-ease-congestion\/\">[Read More&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":45087,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[80,79],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-45086","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national","category-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Trucks-in-the-compound.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45086","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45086"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45086\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45088,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45086\/revisions\/45088"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45087"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45086"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45086"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45086"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}