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Uganda: Why Govt Suspended City Transport Plan
Monitor, 21 August 2021
Government has suspended its earlier plan for the city's transport system for taxis and boda bodas to fast-track a legal framework under which the same scheme can be implemented. Read more »
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Uganda: Museveni Rejects Loans for Importation of Buses
Monitor, 22 July 2021
Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) and the METU bus industries have reportedly finalized plans for the company to assemble and manufacture buses to ease transport needs in the… Read more »
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Uganda: Why Boda Regulation in Kampala Is Failing
Monitor, 13 August 2020
Last month, Cabinet issued a directive to regulate boda boda operations in the capital city and restore sanity in the transport industry. Read more »
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Uganda: KCCA Issues Strict Guidelines for Taxi, Boda-Boda Operators
Monitor, 28 May 2020
All city taxis will be assigned specific routes as they resume their operations on June 4, 2020, the Minister for Kampala Metropolitan Affairs, Ms Betty Amongi has said. Read more »
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Uganda: Museveni to Decide Fate of Taxis, Boda Bodas
Monitor, 13 May 2020
The final decision on whether to ban boda boda cyclists from the city centre and only allow taxis to resume operations after 42 days of lifting the lockdown forced by the Covid-19… Read more »
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Uganda: Government Proposes Strict Guidelines for Boda-Boda, Taxi Operators After Lockdown
Monitor, 6 May 2020
Government through the ministry of Kampala has proposed strict guidelines for boda-boda and taxi operations in the city when the virus-induced lockdown is finally lifted. Read more »
Why Uganda Govt Suspended Kampala City Transport Plan
The government has suspended its plans for the city's transport system for taxis and boda bodas to fast-track a legal framework under which the same scheme can be implemented. A Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) official said the government sought to implement the plan in 2021, but that there was no existing policy under which it could work. The official also said government will instead focus on the nationwide policy instead of concentrating only on Kampala, since taxis and boda bodas operate across the country but without any regulation.
In 2020, the government through KCCA, unveiled a plan to ban boda bodas from the city centre and create free zones outside the Central Business District. It was also planning to organise elections of the apex body for all boda boda and taxi operators, reduce stages, and register all people working in the transport sector.
The government had also proposed that all boda boda cyclists should register with accountable digital companies such as Safe Boda and Bolt, which use Apps to pick up passengers and goods for delivery. The plan was triggered by the unending fights which have previously paralysed transport services in the city.
