Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Vivo Energy Uganda has launched a new campaign aimed at helping motorcycle riders cut operating costs and improve engine performance as high fuel and maintenance expenses continue to affect Uganda’s boda boda sector. The company, which distributes and markets Shell-branded fuels and lubricants in …
Read More »Boda boda rider shot dead during National Cleaning Day enforcement in Ndejje
Kampala, Uganda | URN | A 38-year-old boda boda rider has been shot dead in Kanaaba, Ndejje, in Makindye Ssabagabo, during enforcement of restrictions on movement for the second National Cleaning Day. The deceased has been identified as Ronald Kizito Jjuuko. Witnesses said Jjuuko was shot shortly after 7:00 am as …
Read More »Union Online Duuka hits Ugandan market
Union Transport Alliance launches Union Online Duuka, powered by Rukapay Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Katonga Hall at Hotel Africana today was filled with smiles. The mood was euphoric. One could sense that a final piece of the jigsaw puzzle in raising the profile of Uganda’s …
Read More »Boda Boda rider defeats incumbent NRM LC 1 candidate in Arua City
Arua, Uganda | URN | A 39-year-old Boda Boda rider in Arua City has defeated NRM flagbearer and incumbent Jane Japyem, now in her sixties, to win the LC 1 seat for Ezoova Cell, Driwala Ward, Ayivu Division, Arua City. In what the security team described as the most hotly …
Read More »Boda riders worried as road crashes rise, see EPS as solution to end carnage
Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | Boda boda riders in Uganda have appealed to the Uganda Traffic Police and government to consider reinstating the Express Penalty System (EPS), warning that road discipline has sharply deteriorated following the suspension of the automated traffic enforcement system. Speaking on behalf of riders in Kampala …
Read More »Ride Safe Uganda and Bikers extend support to injured Boda Boda rider
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ride Safe Uganda, together with a group of concerned bikers, has extended support to a boda boda rider who has been unable to work after suffering a serious road accident. The rider, a father of two and husband, has been down for some time …
Read More »Union launches an affordable ‘Union Bundle’ to power Uganda’s informal sector
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ugandan transport sector continues to reap the benefits of working as one unit under the Union Transport Alliance, with an all-in-one daily mobile phone bundle designed specifically for Uganda’s informal sector as the latest innovation launched. The Union Bundle, developed in partnership with MTN …
Read More »Helmet guidebook to reduce boda boda fatalities launched
Kampala, Uganda | URN | To reduce road crash fatalities that claim14 Ugandans daily, the Ministry of Works and Transport has launched a new guidebook on proper helmet use for motorcycle riders and passengers. The Ministry says boda bodas remain vital to transport across Uganda, bridging mobility gaps and supporting …
Read More »Electric boda bodas offer lifeline as fuel prices surge amid global tensions
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As global fuel prices continue their relentless climb, the urgency for cleaner and more stable energy alternatives has never been clearer. Speaking to reporters in Kampala on April 24, Frank Mawejje, the chairman of Boda Boda Union Association Uganda warned that the rising cost …
Read More »Uganda’s Alliance for Transporters Union launched
Transport Sector Leaders Unite to Launch National Alliance Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is a reason business product advisor Fred Ssenoga Bagenda speaks passionately about the future of Uganda’s transport sector. The numbers he sees make the transport sector a powerful economic vehicle that could well …
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