Mr Museveni reasons that there is no social distance between the rider and the passenger, a scenario that can accelerate the spread of Covid-19. President Yoweri Museveni has relaxed Covid-19 lockdown rules and partially re-opened public and private transport, allowing vehicles to carry half capacity passengers, but insisted that boda bodas can only do cargo. Ugandan boda boda operators yesterday sued the government for not allowing them to resume passenger transport. The lead petitioners are Mr Fred Kagaba, Mr Twaha Semakula, Mr Yassin Ssemujju and Mr Umar Jjuko Kateregga. However, Mr Kagaba, one of the boda boda leaders from Nabweru in Kawempe Division, contests this reasoning in his affidavit to support their petition.

Source: Daily Nation July 08, 2020 06:11 UTC