Transport

Safeboda has over 7000 registered drivers in Kampala, but all these follow the very first passionate driver who has seen the orange camp grow from Zero to hero in less than 5 years. While we managed to get a one on one interview with Safeboda's very first driver. We decided to have a special package of facts about the celebrated driver who will be taking his last 50 trips with the service next week gifting free credit to lucky customers

In a competitive boda hailing squeeze, Safeboda with its Orange branded drivers dominates a wider portion of the competitive chunk. While the service revolutionalized the best travel means in Kampala. It's existence in 2018 granted a clear passport to new services like Uberboda, taxify boda and Dial Jack that have not only proved new offers in town but also triggered the orange camp to recruit more than 8000 drivers in less than 4 years. Well, we got a chance to speak to Safeboda's very first driver in a phenomenal 411 dialogue.

Uber recently celebrated it’s 5th year anniversary in Africa. That’s major. For a brand that first launched its operations in Africa in the bustling city of Johannesburg in 2014, Uber is now available in thirteen other cities in Africa, including Tanzania, Uganda, Cape Town, Accra and Nairobi in Sub-Saharan Africa, and Cairo and Alexandria in Egypt, North Africa.

Dial Jack is a Bida hailing startup that is struggling to place a clear mark in the competitive industry dominated by safe boda travels around Kampala. Having launched its services a few months ago in Uganda. Dial Jack is a reliable service we've tested once but not had a review about the app, However, the new kid on the block is offering free trips for everyone around Kampala.

Uber today announced the new Safety Toolkit which, over the next few weeks, will be rolled out to the millions of riders, drivers and delivery-partners using the app across Europe, Middle East and Africa. The toolkit will introduce new innovative features which aim to raise the bar on safety, and increase transparency, accountability and peace of mind for all users.

SafeBoda has opened a new chapter in its history, with the launch of a new training center in Kyebando, Kampala. The center is the first of its kind in East Africa and has the capacity to train up to 1,000 boda boda riders a week In a bid Our aim to offer professional training to over 50,000 boda-boda riders in the next 12-months