Tag Archives: Boda-Boda

Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hundreds of boda boda riders in Kabale, Rukiga, Rubanda and Kisoro districts are in tears after losing their hard-earned money to Hill Motors Limited in a motorcycle loan scam. Hill Motors Limited opened an office in Kigongi in the Central Division of Kabale municipality last month. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government’s plan to reduce Boda Bodas operating in the Central Business District in Kampala has prompted riders to organize themselves in order to retain their work spaces. In July 2020, Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA published a list of 579 stages that Cabinet had approved …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Boda Boda riders in Kampala City have opposed a plan by the government to reduce the number of stages in the Central Business District- CBD. Last week, the State Minister for Kampala and Metropolitan Affairs Kabuye Kyofatogabye emphasized that there shall be only 32 …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Boda boda riders in Gulu district and city are living in fear following attacks by unknown gunmen. At least three people, two of whom are boda boda riders and a female passenger sustained severe injuries after being shot at in separate attacks between January 21 and …

Bundibugyo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Boda boda riders in Bundibugyo town are demanding an extension of the nighttime curfew hours. While announcing the full reopening of the economy on December 31, 2021, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni said boda bodas would continue operating between 5am and 7pm because criminal elements use …

Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Busia Resident District Commissioner-RDC, John Rex Achila, has nullified the newly elected boda-boda leadership and ordered fresh polls. On Sunday, the National Union of Drivers, Cyclists and Allied Workers-(NUDCAW) declared Joseph Ojambo and Bernard Mukisa, as the chairperson of Busia district and Municipality Boda …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Boda boda riders in Kampala have enthroned the former Kyengera town council LC III chairperson, Abdu Kiyimba, as their new patron more than three years after the collapse of Boda Boda 2010. Under their umbrella, Boda Boda Industry Uganda, which brings together over 60 boda …

Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Union of Drivers, Cyclists and Allied Workers (NUDAW) has suspended elections of Boda Boda leaders in Busia district over alleged irregularities. According to the union, most of the voters who turned up for the elections were reportedly non-members who had illegal boda …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three people died on the spot in an accident along Kilembe road in Base Camp Ward, Kasese municipality on Sunday resulting from a head-on collision involving two boda boda riders. Eyewitness blamed the incident on reckless riding on the part of both riders. The deceased …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Business in the transport sector in Kampala remained low for the day, in the aftermath of Tuesday explosions in the city. Following the bomb explosions, businesses were hastily closed and people forced out of the city centre. The transporters say that the panic due to …