taxi

KCCA will not recognize new UTODA leadership

The Executive director of Kampala Capital City Authority Jennifer Musisi says that the authority will not cooperate with the new leaders Under the Uganda Taxi Operators and Drivers Association. This follows fresh elections by the former taxi governing body yesterday that saw William Katumba replacing Hajji Musa Katongole. Musisi says that the drivers already have […]

Lukwago, Besigye not supposed to inform police when touring Kampala, president Museveni told

  The Lord Mayor of Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) is not supposed to inform the police or not even president Museveni/ Uganda government when doing his work including road inspections, touring city markets, visiting hospitals, churches, mosques, political party headquarters, night clubs, taxi parks and business centres. On the other hand, the President of […]

Police threatens to evict Kampala traders

Vendors in both Old and the New Taxi Parks are in shock wondering their next step after the police and Kampala capital City Authority (KCCA) evicts them. The police and KCCA had planned to evict these vendors today. However, fortunately on traders’ side, the inspector General of Police Kale Kayihura halted the eviction. Kayihura just […]

Museveni orders KCCA to reinstate UTODA in taxi administration

  It seems the Uganda Taxi Operators and Drivers Association (UTODA) is not leaving the Old and New Taxi Parks as it was earlier anticipated following President Museveni’s directive to Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA). It is said that the president on Tuesday sent a memo to the clerk to KCCA council and to the […]

Betty Kamya backs Musisi against Lukwago

Uganda Federal Alliance (UFA) president, Betty Olive Kamya has warned Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago of interfering with Kampala Executive director, Jennifer Musisi’s work inKampala. Kamya who is also the former MP for Lubaga North says that Lukwago should leave Musisi to do her work as he does his because the people of Kampala want […]

Al Shabaab rebels plan to bomb taxi parks

Latest intelligence reports in East African country of Uganda indicate that the blood thirsty Al Shabaab rebels of Somalia are planning to bomb Old and New taxi parks in Uganda’s capital city Kampala. The Uganda Government is already prepared for Al Shabaab. Uganda’s security agencies are all on high security alert. A source in the […]

KCCA threatens to violently evict taxis

The Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) Executive Director, Ms Jenifer Musisi has vowed to forcefully evict taxis in Kampala over failure to accept to pay the contested 120,000 shillings to the council. She says that the commuter taxi drivers have no choice but to pay the 120,000 shillings if they want to remain in Kampala. […]

Taxi drivers attack radio journalist

Drama ensued onDuster street in Kampala city today when a group of angry taxi drivers stormed radio one and Kaboozi FM demanding the head of a radio presenter popularly known as Basajja Mivule. The drivers accused Mivule of being biased whenever he discusses the issue concerning the transport business inKampala. The drivers complain that Mivule […]

Councilors call off meeting, Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago furious

Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) councilors boycotted a meeting called by the Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago. Lukwago had called the meeting to approve the fees for taxi operators working in Kampala. The meeting failed to take place on Wednesday at KCCA head offices in Kampala. Lukwago told journalists that it was the councilors who had […]

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