KCCA extends bodaboda riders, motorcycle owners’ census exercise for 16 days

By Ben Musanje

1^st Sept 2022

The Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA has extended the deadline for registration of Boda Bodas, riders, and owners. 

Speaking at the Uganda Media Center in Kampala, the KCCA Deputy Executive Director Eng. David Luyimbazi said that many people flocked to their registration centers at the last minute to register, prompting KCCA to extend the deadline to September 16.

Registration of Boda Bodas in Kampala started on August 15 at eleven centers spread in the five divisions of Kampala.

Luyimbazi said that since many of their registration centers were located at schools that are soon re-opening, the registration centers will be shifted to the respective five Divisions of Kampala.

The registration is undertaken as part of the efforts to streamline operations of Boda Boda in Kampala and deal with the security threat posed by criminals who disguise themselves as Boda Boda riders.

According to KCCA only registered Boda riders who have been trained will be allowed to operate in the City.

Records from KCCA indicate that there are more than 100,000 Boda Bodas in Kampala. But Fortune Biira, who heads the registration program at KCCA, says 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.