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In Uganda, talk about modern transport and listen to the rhythm of both the Taxi hailing sector and a Boda hailing wing dominated by Uber and SafeBoda respectively. Well the latter has a unique cashless travel feature chronated as SafeBoda credit and its something we’re excited to explore as a great cash alternative

Isimba electric power dam is the new electricity generation lane that was unveiled last week. Amidst the environmental shortfalls and technical flaws, Isimba dam joins its fellow electricity generation tolls at Bujagali, Karuma and Owen falls in lighting up the country grid.

Bolt is a ride-hailing service founded by Markus Villig in Estonia, the service was the first of its kind to pack a duo hailing approach to a mobile app where riders can either choose a 2wheel service or feel comfortable in 4 wheels. However, the former Taxify branded service has had several ups and downs about its services mostly in Uganda.

The MTN Momo API was unveiled last year at the Ntinda based Innovation village, and a series of pitch sessions have been conducted for the past 3months to find the most efficient and relevant startup ideas to take home an overall cash prize. Today, we got a chance to take the back seat and listen to startup ideas bringing the cashless drive to life.

Through a press brief held today, MTN Uganda unveiled its new affordable feature phone designed for low end users with a smartphone texture. The Kai OS powered phone packs Google assistant as the main navigation companion together Youtube, Facebook plus Whatsapp occupying the allocated system apps storage balance.

Uber Lite is a new light version of the main Uber app that will now lets riders choose between a fewer resources companion or the main app. After a successful launch in Kenya last month, Uber Lite has crossed over to Uganda today and the new simplified version of the app will save riders storage space and mobile data.