Boda Boda tours in Jinja and Kampala – Gorilla trekking safaris in Uganda.

Jeep safaris in Jinja and Kampla — Bicycle and motorbike taxis, or bodas, are a major form of public transportation in East Africa. Boda bodas are a kind of motorbike taxi that are common throughout Africa and beyond. However, the word “boda boda” is unique to East Africa, namely Kenya and Uganda. The phrase “piki piki” is more often used to describe these bikes, which originated at the border when people would travel from one country to another.

In addition to being an integral part of people’s daily lives, bodas have become a ubiquitous mode of transportation throughout the nation. This industry has the potential to surpass agriculture as the second biggest employment in Uganda. Despite having little impact on GDP growth, this tendency is cause for concern.

The boda boda industry has the potential to become the second biggest job in Uganda if current trends continue. Tourists, particularly in congested urban areas, are starting to utilize these vehicles. Visitors to some of Uganda’s national parks may use boda bodas, a kind of public transportation that is more often seen in larger urban areas like Jinja and Kampala, to reach the parks itself.

Based on the data, Nigeria, Angola, and Uganda are the top three countries that import motor bikes from India. With a market share of over 65%, India is the primary supplier of motorbikes to Africa. Many African countries, including Uganda, rely on motorbikes made by the Bajaj Boxer and TVS brands, which are manufactured in India. Among East African countries, Uganda imports more motorcycles than either Kenya or Tanzania combined.

The bodaboda was a novel mode of transportation in Uganda that just became widely used about 20 years ago.
The company was born out of the need to address the ever-increasing need for alternatives to the inconvenient public transportation system.

The Uganda Bureau of Statistics reports that almost 70% of the population relies on public transportation. The irony is that young people in both urban and rural areas rely on these motorbikes as a reliable source of income, even though 85% of the riders do not really own them.

The above situation helps to clarify why the boda boda economy has expanded so rapidly in the last fifteen years.
A number of industrial enterprises have set up shop in Uganda, setting up assembly factories and service centers, thanks to the country’s consistent economic development.