KCCA has pushed the Boda Boda Census program rolled out in mid August, to register all riders.
The Census program is free of charge and one is only required to carry a National Identity card, Lc letter, Log book papers among others
According to the KCCA Deputy Executive Director Eng. David Luyimbazi, there has been an influx in the numbers of boda boda riders seeking registration.
Luyimbazi said that since many of their registration centers were located at schools that are soon re-opening, the registration centers will now be shifted to the respective five Divisions of Kampala.
Speaking on Thursday at the Uganda Media Center in Kampala, Luyimbazi said KCCA records show that 20,000 motorcycles have so far been registered, with an estimate of 3,000 Boda Bodas registered daily from all the five divisions of Kampala.
He emphasized that the boda boda industry is not cohesively regulated by KCCA and is relying on ad hoc groups regulated by the operators.
The exercise followed a directive by the Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja to regulate the transport industry in Kampala. The exercise was initially supposed to run for 14 days until September 01, targeting all riders.
Under this census, all Motorcycles and Boda Boda are supposed to participate, irrespective of the current registration by Resident City Commissioners (RCC) across divisions of Kampala.
According to KCCA, the exercise is meant to enhance the safety and security of riders and their passengers, to establish an online database,flash out mushrooming ungazetted stages among others.
Meanwhile; The Kampala Capital City Authority KCCA have pushed further the Boda Boda registration exercise that was slated to close on September 01,2022.
In January, 2022, the government announced that all boda bodas operating in Kampala be registered to ensure organization amidst the smart City campaign.
The exercise was extended in March to September 01, 2022.
This followed a 2020 cabinet decision to register all Boda boda riders to restore sanity in the City.
However, the Deputy RCC for Rubaga Anderson Burora says the exercise has been pushed further. Burora explains that they decided to extend the process because of an overwhelming number of riders seeking registration and the ability of teams handling the influx.
He adds that the exercise was informed by the fact that schools are about to reopen for the third term and boda boda transport is the most modest means.
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