Airport Pick Up Uganda

06/01/2014

Transportation in Uganda

Kampala is served by Entebbe International Airport, which is the largest airport in Uganda.

In early 2007, it was announced that Kampala would remove commuter taxis from its streets and replace them with a comprehensive city bus service. (It should be noted that in Kampala the term "taxi" refers to a 15-seater minibus used as public transport.) The bus service was expected to cover the greater Kampala metropolitan area including Mukono, Mpigi, Bombo, Entebbe, Wakiso and Gayaza. The decision is yet to be implemented.

Boda-bodas (local motorcycle transportation) are a popular mode of transport that give access to many areas within and outside the city. Standard fees for these range from UGX 1,000 to 2,000 or more. Boda-bodas are useful for passing through rush-hour traffic although they are usually poorly maintained and often dangerous.

In January 2007, the mayor of Kampala City announced plans to introduce a congestion fee of Sh30,000 per vehicle per day when the bus network is launched. This decision is also yet to be implemented.

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Kampala is the largest city and capital of Uganda. The city is divided into five boroughs that oversee local planning: Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division and Lubaga Division. The city is coterminous with Kampala District.
Before the arrival of British, Kabaka of Buganda had chosen the zone that would become Kampala as one of its refuges of hunting. The zone is formed of hills waved and ebullient humid zones, good for several antelopes - particularly impala. When the British arrived at the zone they called Hills of the Impala. The language of baganda, luganda, adopted many words of the English due to the interaction of its speakers with the British. Of this form, baganda translated " the Hills of Impala " like Kasozi ka Empala - " Kasozi" means " colina", " ka" means " de" and " empala" means " impala". When speaking in lugandés, the words ka and empala pronounce meetings, like a single word, Kaampala. Soon, when kabaka was going to hunt baganda said Kabaka agenze and "ka Empala", that means, "Kabaka has gone to Ka'mpala". The Kampala name soon was adopted.

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06/01/2014