Greedy MPs award themselves inflation-busting pay rise
Greedy MPs are planning to grab £300 million in salaries and business expenses over the next year.They are awarding themselves a 5 percent pay rise. This includes an ext...
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KCCA Moves to Tighten Transport Regulation with New Public Transport Management Bill
The Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has intensified efforts to restore order in the city’s transport sector, with councilors scrutinising a proposed law aimed at...
BIG INTERVIEW: Boda-bodas will be reduced in the city under new transport plan - Gen Katumba
'Boda-bodas have provided employment. If tomorrow we decided to remove them, what would happen to the young men who depend on them? Each rider supports several people. So...
MPs urge caution as government moves to ban old taxis
A number of legislators have expressed mixed reactions to a government proposal to phase out old taxis from Kampala and other urban roads, as authorities push to improve...
Stakeholders raise pertinent questions about bodaboda ban from Kampala city center
Safeboda for instance, questioned how riders from areas such as Najjera or Kira would complete trips to destinations within the central business district if bodabodas are...
Time to reorganise Kampala’s transport network
As the city gradually returns to normal with the removal of street vendors, now is the perfect time to reorganize the transportation sector as well. I understand it might...
Kampala to ban taxis from picking up passengers outside designated stops
The Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) is set to unveil a sweeping new transport plan that will ban all taxis from picking up and dropping off passengers outside desig...
Mukula Proposes Unified Colour Code for Special Hire Taxis to Curb Chaos in Uganda’s Transport Sector
Former NRM Vice Chairperson for Eastern Uganda and Chairperson of the Pan African Movement, Captain Mike Mukula, has called for sweeping reforms in Uganda’s special hir...
Emitu bounces back as KMP Commander amidst surging crime
EmituKampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ezekiel Emitu has returned as Kampala Metropolitan (KMP) Police Commander, replacing Richard Ecega, who has faced criticism for f...
BLOG: How to Best Clean and Organize Kampala City Without Vendors, Boda Boda, and Heavy Traffic
Last week, the minister for Kampala affairs, Hajjat Minsa Kabanda, issued an ultimatum to city vendors to vacate the streets and relocate to the 2000 free workspaces acro...