President Kais Saied made an unannounced visit to the train and metro depots of Jebel Jeloud and Tunis Marine on Tuesday to inspect the state of transport and maintenance conditions. According to a statement from the presidency, the head of state "stressed the need to put an end to the dilapidation and corruption of these essential public facilities". He was quoted as saying in the statement that "most of the vehicles are neglected and have turned into a pile of rusted iron that is no longer usable, while citizens struggle to move around". Saied cited several examples of corruption in the transport sector for decades, including the metro, which was built after the national community lost thousands of billions and then dumped on Jean Jaures Street and Louis Braille et Street in Tunis as a result of the intervention of those in power at the time, in addition to the purchase of metro cars whose doors open below the level of the pavement inside the stations, or the purchase of cars whose wheels do not meet rai lway standards. Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse
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