The Monitor (Kampala)
9 November 2009
For a capital city, the state of Kampala's roads is appallingly inapt and an embarrassment. With the current heavy rains, potholes are increasing by the day. At peak hours, commuter cars, private cars, heavy trailers, boda boda cyclists and pedestrians have to compete on the narrow roads, making driving in Kampala an agonising inconvenience.
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Clearing the mess on kampala roads is a job that should have been done long ago! Kampala city is perhaps one of few cities in a unique class of a kind, without PUBLIC TRANSPOR for the citizens! (Rail roads, buses, trams and Subway) Don’t tell me "kamunyes" are public transport please! I'm surprised the city authorities want to remove cyclist from the city! Hallo!! Everyone concerned about the environment and pollutions (Amsterdam, Oslo, Stockholm and many more) are giving cyclist priority. Kampala needs to be properly re-planned. The traffic problem in Uganda is multifaceted, very complex but could be solved with good dose of political will, implementation of traffic regulations and mass education and surveillance and law enforcement.