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  • The Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) decongest the Central Business District (CBD) by removing boda boda riders and reducing public service vehicles
  • Tororo District Woman Member of Parliament, Sarah Opendi said the CBD needs to have less motorised activity
  • Stella Atyang (NRM, Moroto District) suggested that KCCA needs to build tram lines where the drainage channels run as one way to decongest the city

The parliament in Uganda has tasked the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) to decongest the Central Business District (CBD) by removing Boda Boda riders and reducing public service vehicles.

In a meeting of the Committee on Physical Infrastructure, Tororo District Woman Member of Parliament, Sarah Opendi said the CBD needs to have less motorised activity.

“This report is silent about the boda boda riders. What is the plan? Should they be left to work outside the CBD?” Opendi asked.

She noted that over the years, KCCA …

An electric motorcycle by Fika Mobility. The company targets switching Kenya’s 270 million motorcycle users to EV mobility. www.theexchange.africa

Commuter and freight motorbike operators are seeing massive changes to their bottom line due to the energy efficiency of electric bikes.

According to Kenya Broadcasting Corporation news, there are over 27 million users of motorcycles in the country.

Rishi Kohli, the CEO and co-founder of Fika Mobility, says that the electric bikes will save the Boda Boda riders an estimate of US$700 used in maintenance and petrol costs a year.…