Tag Archives: boda boda riders

Singer Bebe Cool’s wife Zuena Kirema has highlighted the disadvantage of too many boda boda riders in Kampala and believes these should be regulated. According to her, these riders have led to a higher crime rate. She noted that the number of boda bodas in the city have outnumbered the pedestrians. This in turn has translated into a high crime ...

Police Spokesperson, Fred Enanga has warned Boda Boda riders against robbery. He says there has been an increase in phone snatching with the use of knives. Apparently, there was a captured footage where a victim was put on knife point and took off with his phone. However, the CCTV cameras were able to help police capture a one Julius Lutalo. ...

Lord Mayor of Kampala Erias Lukwago has dragged the Minister of Kampala and RCC’s office to court. He is accusing them of heading illegal operations in the city. This follows the crackdown on boda boda riders over licenses. Lukwago says that the operation to evict street vendors and hawkers from the city is illegal. This is because KCCA has no ...

The Inspector-General of Police, John Martins Okoth Ochola has ordered a new operation against indisciplined boda boda riders. He ordered the traffic police to be vigilant of such. According to Fred Enanga, Police Spokesperson, this directive follows Aziz Bashir’s incident. He was a former UN employee who was killed by bike riders after an altercation in Mengo, a Kampala suburb. ...