By Editorial,
The Minister of State for Transport, Fred Byabakama, has said 95% of the boda-boda riders in Kampala are mad.
He explains that the riders’ madness is the reason why many of them, and their passengers are dying in road crashes.
Byabakama, who was the chief guest at the launch of the global review report on traffic crashes and safe school zones conducted by Hope for Victims of Traffic Accidents said KCCA officials examined a sample of 171 boda- boda riders and found the overwhelming majority to be mad.
In order to minimize road crashes resulting from the mad boda-boda riders, Byabakama said this mode of transport should be declared a no-go zone so that people especially parents using it to transport children to school can avoid it. Mr. Byamukama speaking…
But Siraje Mutyaba, the leader of boda-boda riders in Kampala Central said the minister’s statistic is exaggerated.
He admitted that the boda-boda employment sector has a significant number of people who can be described as mad but they don’t reach 95%. Mr. Mutyaba speaking….
Mutyaba did not however give a countering figure or estimate. END.