Complex sentence: It was founded in 1996 by the Tigray Development Association to address the nation-wide need for public transportation, and commenced operations 9 April, 1996 with a fleet of 25 IVECO buses.
Split into simpler sentences: It was founded in 1996 by the Tigray Development Association to address the nationwide need for public transportation. The firm commenced operations on 9 April, 1996 with a fleet of 25 IVECO buses.