Ride Hailing
Innovation
Pikime is the latest service in Kampala with broad ride hailing options against the market leaders
Following an abrupt roll out of its Orange branded motorbikes in Kampala, Pikime is the latest service to take on Uber boda, Taxify boda, Dial Jack and the 2 wheel leader Safeboda before a 2019 push to the taxi hailing portion. Breeded as a startup based in Nakulabye (one of the Kampala Suburbs), Pikime has its goals spread out higher in a competitive market
Ride Hailing
The ultimate guide to travelling cheap in Kampala on a Boda
In a bid to shoot the trailing middle income status in Uganda, ride hailing services are the talk of the day with exclusive offers rounding up per month. But then, choosing the best option to juggle with requires you to have a favorable rates card per service. Additionally knowing what each company has to offer could be a hefty task for another day
Tech
Facts about Safeboda’s driver Number 1 Moses Musinguzi
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
Tech
Interview: Meet Safeboda ‘s very first driver SB001(namba emu)
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.
Apps
Top 10 types of Uber riders – Which one are you?
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.
Apps
Dial Jack starts offering free rides for everyone in Kampala
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.