Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police has asked owners of thousands of motor cycles (boda boda) held outside many stations in Kampala, to pick them. They did not specify if any fines will be paid by the owners. “There are motor cycles parked at various police stations unclaimed …
Read More »Karamojong warriors turn guns on boda bodas after failed peace dialogues
Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Armed Karamojong warriors have turned their weapons on cyclists despite a security peace dialogue at the Nakiloro trading centre in the Moroto district. There has been a spate of attacks on road users and the surrounding community in Nakabaat, Nakiloro, and Kakingol among other areas in …
Read More »Honda partners with Boda Boda riders ‘to bring their dreams to life’
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Honda by Markh and 10 leading Boda Boda Associations in Uganda have formed a partnership that will impact the lives of thousands of young people across the country. Minister for Kampala Kabuye Kyofatogabye hailed the partnership as a a durable, cost-effective tool for sustainable economic empowerment …
Read More »Mbarara city suspends boda boda election due to protests
Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The authorities in Mbarara City have halted the elections for the top leadership of the Boda Boda riders following protests and the storming of the City Council offices by a group of riders. The proposed election method, utilizing electoral colleges, was met with opposition from …
Read More »Mukono operation sees 29 arrested in Boda Boda lynching case
Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Police and Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) have so far arrested 29 people suspected of having orchestrated the lynching of five people, who allegedly killed two Bodaboda riders last week. Sande Ssemanda and Richard Mawanda were hacked to death and their motorcycles were …
Read More »Mbarara City to hold boda boda elections
Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mbarara City authorities have started plans to organize the election for Mbarara City Boda Boda riders. The riders have been without leadership for the past four years, after the term of office expired in 2020. Although elections were scheduled to take place, they were disrupted …
Read More »Boda Bodas, trucks not allowed on new Kampala flyover
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Pedestrians, boda bodas and vehicles above 7.5 tons will be barred from using the newly built Kampala flyover, the Works and Transport Minister, General Edward Katumba Wamala has revealed in his latest press brief. This will also apply to the tunnel connecting to Arena …
Read More »Experts warn against placing children top of Boda Boda fuel tanks
a Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Road safety experts and activists, including representatives from Hope for Victims of Traffic Accidents (HOVITA), United Nations Association Uganda (UNAU), Zembo Motors, and Africa Youth Leadership Development and Health (AYLDH), have cautioned parents against transporting their children top of motorcycle fuel tanks, stressing …
Read More »Security warns boda boda riders on increasing night ambushes
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security agencies have warned boda boda riders to watch out when on night duties, as robberies and ambushes increasingly become common in the Kampala metropolitan area and other upcountry regions. This warning follows the arrest of eight suspected motorcycle robbers by the Directorate of …
Read More »Traders resort to boda boda to transport charcoal in northern Uganda
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Illegal charcoal trade has continued to boom in Northern Uganda with the support of boda boda cyclists. In May, President Museveni issued Executive Order Number 3 of 2023, banning charcoal trade in Northern and Eastern Uganda, to bring an end to the indiscriminate cutting …
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