Daladala

The term Daladala (also in the spellings Dala- Dala Dalla Dalla and Dalla- Dalla ) is understood in East Africa, but especially in Kenya and Tanzania, minibuses, pickups but also medium duty trucks (brand Isuzu or Tata ) that mainly the transport takes place. Operated by individuals Daladalas operate without timetable on solid numbered routes and drive off at the starting point, as soon as they are fully occupied. Since there are no state bus companies, they are the standard means of mass transportation on the islands of Unguja and Pemba. For European visitors unfamiliar here is the inclusion of large numbers of passengers in a confined space. Due to increased police checks, but a complete trapping of the vehicles is nowadays hardly common.

The name probably derives from Daladala of the previously used as a monetary unit in many areas of East Africa ( Maria Theresa ) dollars. The " conductor " of a Daladala knocks a coin to the body to signal the driver to hold or start-up.

While the term Dalla- Dalla is used exclusively on the archipelago of Zanzibar, Tanzania, called the vehicles in Kenya Matatu ( Swahili: three).