Third Quarterly Survey: How to Make Money on a Boda
Kalungi James · 22 March 2023
In early January, Kalungi and Geofrey spent a week observing boda riders for the third Quarterly Boda Survey. This time, however, with…
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Third Quarterly Survey
Kalungi James · 16 March 2023
Executive Summary
Guest Article: The Promise of Online Bodas
Tom Courtright · 25 January 2023
By Alon Muhame
Second Quarterly Boda Report
Tom Courtright · 27 November 2022
Earlier this year, we accepted the only way to deal with the lack of comparable boda boda data in Kampala was for us to start collecting…
Surviving the Fuel Crunch in Uganda
Tom Courtright · 13 June 2022
by Geofrey Ndhogezi and Tom Courtright
Budgeting for Moving by Boda
Tom Courtright · 14 December 2021
Grabbing a boda in much of Uganda requires either knowing the landscape or how to negotiate, or both. But why do trips cost what they cost?
Getting a Motorcycle #2: the Loan Scheme
Tom Courtright · 24 October 2021
Boda drivers are desperate to become owners of their own motorcycles — but it’s not an easy process, nor is it cheap.
Of Boda Riders and Bus Touts
Tom Courtright · 4 October 2021
A bus company is trying to leave touts behind, to boda riders benefit.
Old Goods, New Movements
Tom Courtright · 23 September 2021
While boda bodas tend to spend most of their time moving people, they also move goods — but the way they move cargo, as it’s called in…
Surviving Lockdown
Tom Courtright · 25 July 2021
Boda drivers are in crisis.
Getting a Motorcycle #1: Kibaluwa & the Mugagga
Tom Courtright · 21 July 2021
By Geofrey Ndhogezi