By Rogers Wanambwa
KIU, Main Campus - As Boda-Bodas resume work today, 27th July 2020, they will not follow their normal routes in Kampala after the Minister of Kampala, Betty Amongi, announced that Cabinet had approved a Bodaboda Free Zone where all Boda-Bodas are prohibited from entering.
The Bodaboda Free Zone will run along the following boundaries; Wampewo Roundabout- Jinja Road to Kitgum House junction câ¬â?? Access Road, Mukwano Road to Clock Tower câ¬â??Kafumbe Mukasa Road, Kisenyi Road câ¬â??Mackay Road to Kyaggwe Road- Watoto Church, Bombo Road câ¬â?? Wandegeya to Hajji Musa Kasule Road- Mulago roundabout, Kamwokya junction câ¬â?? Sturrock Road to Prince Charles Drive- Lugogo Bypass and Jinja Road to Wampewo Roundabout.
While addressing the media on Saturday, the minister said that câ¬Å?KCCA is procuring Boda Boda stage signs to mark the gazetted stages permanently and traffic signs to demarcate the Boda-Boda free zone as approved by Cabinet. All Boda-Boda operators must comply with all the directives and strictly follow Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) as issued by Government.câ¬
Registration of a Boda-Boda at any gazetted stage is free of charge and no one will be required to pay.
Picture credit: Christian Science Monitor