Tag Archives: Boda boda riders

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Over 200 boda boda riders in Kabale municipality took to the streets on Monday to protest extortion by security officers deployed to enforce the night-time curfew. The angry riders rode their bikes through Kabale town to Rwakaraba where they attacked a police checkpoint along Kabale-Kisoro …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Boda boda riders from five divisions of Kampala have unveiled what they call a unique pro-COVID-19 regulation strategy they intend to follow as they accompany the National Unity Platform-NUP party presidential candidate, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu for his nomination on November 3rd, 2020. Speaking at a …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | A group of Boda Boda Riders from different parts of Kampala have been camping at Wandegeya Police station now for two weeks with some of them spending nights. Some claim police officers are protecting criminals who defrauded them.  For some of them whom we talked to, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Close to 100 boda boda riders and passengers are in custody at different Kampala metropolitan police stations for defying presidential directives. The riders and passengers were arrested from different places for defying President’s directive that boda boda’s should not carry passengers as as way …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Boda boda riders in Mbarara town want coronavirus preventive guidelines translated in local languages if they are to be effective. Government through the Health Ministry has released a couple of preventive guideline in an attempt to prevent COVID-19 infection. The guidelines have since been …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The recent attacks targeting mobile money operators and Boda boda riders have drawn the attention of parliament. Members of Parliament want Government to explains the attacks, which have claimed the lives of several mobile money operators and Boda boda riders. Robina Rwakojo, the Gomba …