By Kalungi James In the bustling city of Kampala, amidst the chaotic traffic and honking horns, there is a unique mode of transport that has stood the test of time — the boda gaali, also known as the bicycle boda or bicycle-taxi. …

By Kalungi James Wanyana Steven, a lubyanza rider who stays in Bweyogerere, woke up in Mulago National Referral Hospital on a recent Saturday morning after a close brush with death. …

In early January, Kalungi and Geofrey spent a week observing boda riders for the third Quarterly Boda Survey. This time, however, with funding from Safe Way Right Way, we expanded our assessment to observe helmet types, passenger helmet usage, and to add a face to face survey with boda riders…

Executive Summary For the third Quarterly Boda Survey, we expanded our assessment to observe helmet types, passenger helmet usage, and more. The goal is to see whether upcoming legislative changes and concerted efforts by civil society can result in higher helmet usage, better helmets, and lower fatalities on the roads…

By Geofrey Ndhogezi and Tom Courtright Reflecting on The Wheels of Change-safe and sustainable motorcycles in sub Saharan Africa, a report by the FIA Foundation and co-authored by Lubyanza editor Tom Courtright, a reader can come away with a sense of optimism about our ability to solve road safety problems. …

By Kalungi James After agriculture, the boda boda industry is estimated to be the second largest employer of the youth in Uganda. Many youth milk profits from this business but are sometimes late to re-invest in other more productive ventures that can help them when they are older or are…

By Alon Muhame Anyone who has ever visited Uganda’s capital city will be familiar with the sight of boda-boda stages, groups of motorcycle-taxis closely agglomerated within each other’s arm’s length. Traditional boda-bodas do not operate from any formal infrastructure but may be seen in groups in city corners and road…

Earlier this year, we accepted the only way to deal with the lack of comparable boda boda data in Kampala was for us to start collecting the data ourselves. So we conducted the first quarterly boda boda report, assessing helmet usage and utilization. For the second quarterly survey, we again…

Last week, after it was clear the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA)’s most recent attempt at boda boda registration had failed, the KCCA Road Supervisor Andrew Serunjogi suggested that the importation of motorcycles should be halted outright. This is unlikely to happen; too many people are involved in the boda…