KCCA stops boda boda from city centre
Kampala.
Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has finalised plans to abolish boda boda stages from the city centre as part of its efforts to streamline public transport and reduce congestion.
The authority last month started the process to demarcate all the boda boda free zones beginning with the Central Business District.
The KCCA spokesperson, Mr Peter Kaujju, said the process had kicked off with fixing signposts indicating where boda boda cyclists should not encroach.
According to the plan, boda boda cyclists will be prohibited from having stages in the city centre areas bordered by Wandegeya, Mulago round-about via Yusuf Lule Road to Jinja Road and Warid Clock Tower junctions, and Entebbe Road to Clock Tower.
Sign posts indicating “No Entry for Boda boda” have been already fixed at Mulago roundabout, Wandegeya Traffic lights, Entebbe road, at Pride roundabout, NSSF House and Nsambya roundabout. “This is a noble programme being undertaken to safeguard lives in the city... It is a project we are undertaking with a lot of passion and are confident it will bring relief to the pressure caused by reckless and irresponsible traffic behaviour,” Mr Kaujju said yesterday by telephone.
However, some unidentified people are vandalising the KCCA sign posts.
Mr Kaujju said KCCA had already arrested two motorcyclists and impounded nine motorcycles of those who were involved in removing the signposts.
