• KCCA to ban boda bodas from entering Kampala CBD, only registered riders allowed.
  • 929 boda boda stages will be gazetted across five city divisions for 27,870 riders.
  • The plan aims to organize traffic, improve safety, reduce crime, and boost local business.

Motorcycle taxis, popularly known as boda bodas, will soon be barred from entering Kampala City’s central business district (CBD) once the Kampala City Transport Regulatory Plan is implemented.

The initiative, spearheaded by the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), targets the five city divisions: Nakawa, Rubaga, Kawempe, Makindye, and Kampala Central, and will restrict access to only registered boda bodas.

Officials say the move aims to streamline the boda boda sector, curb related criminal activities, and restore order in the city. Mr Daniel NuweAbine, KCCA’s head of corporate and public affairs, told the Daily Monitor in an exclusive interview that the authority plans to gazette 929 boda boda stages across the five divisions, accommodating a total of 27,870 registered riders.

So far, KCCA has gazetted 166 stages. Each division is set to host 185 stages with approximately 5,574 riders per division, and each stage will allow up to 30 boda bodas. “We want to see an organised city; each boda boda should belong to a specific stage for easy identification. This will also boost the economy as concentrated services expand business opportunities,” Mr NuweAbine explained.

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The draft blueprint currently under discussion designates the CBD as a boda-free zone. Only motorcycles carrying cargo or travelling without passengers will be allowed in the city center. According to the plan:

  • Riders entering from Jinja Road will stop at Kitgum House.
  • Riders from Bombo Road, Hoima Road, and Gayaza Road will stop at the City Oil filling station in Wandegeya.
  • Riders from Entebbe Road will stop at the Clock Tower.
  • Riders from Masaka Road, Nateete, Mengo, Rubaga, and Wakaliga will stop at Berkley, commonly known as Bakuli.

The KCCA believes the plan will bring much-needed order to Kampala’s roads while ensuring that boda bodas operate in a safe and regulated environment.