Tag Archives: Buses

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | NCBA Bank Uganda has partnered with MAC East Africa to provide financing for schools seeking to acquire buses, easing the upfront capital burden associated with learner transportation. The School Bus Financing Partnership was launched at Protea Hotel Kampala recently under the theme “Driving the …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders of the Uganda taxi industry aim to emulate their boda boda counterparts by introducing electric vehicles (EVs) across the country. The chairman of the union of taxi operators and drivers in Uganda, Hajji Rashid Ssekindi has told over 300 delegates from across the …

  COMMENT | THE INDEPENDENT | The recent handover of a 67-seater Isuzu school bus to Busoga High School in Kamuli is a notable milestone for the institution. Yet, viewed against Uganda’s current transport landscape, this event represents far more than a standard corporate asset acquisition. It highlights a critical …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Businesses in Kampala, other major cities and on highways were disrupted Saturday morning as the country launched the monthly National Cleaning Day. The day that was preceded by announcements by the Office of the Prime Minister, which were widely amplified by other agencies and the …

Kampala, Uganda | NEWS ANALYSIS | The deaths of 20 pupils and one adult in Friday’s school bus crash in Kapchorwa have reignited calls for Uganda to fully implement smart enforcement, with commercial drivers and road safety experts arguing that technology-driven enforcement could help curb reckless driving before it turns …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The government is set to introduce mandatory colour-coding for all school vans and buses as part of wider measures to improve the safety of learners on the country’s roads. The move is among key recommendations made by the recently constituted inter-ministerial committee formed to review school …

  SSENOGA: We realised that we don’t have quality sanitary pads at an affordable price in Uganda. After long research and study, we came up with Union Sanitary Pads under a campaign, Kili Clear   Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | It’s an age-old story in Uganda. Thousands of girls and …

  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 …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Absa Bank Uganda has partnered with Tata Uganda to make it easier for schools across the country to acquire safe, modern, and reliable buses for their learners. This partnership will address one of the education sector’s most persistent challenges – of affordable, quality school transport. …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Science, Innovation and Technology has set a target: Uganda’s entire public transport system to be electrified by 2030. This is now part of the national e-mobility strategy whose implementation started last year as a blueprint to guide all activities in the industry …