Comments on: How to get around #Kampala (when you don’t have a helicopter)

By: the muzungu

the muzungu — Tue, 15 Sep 2020 09:47:04 +0000

How interesting. Yet how sad! Kampala is a crazy place to live (and drive) yet I miss it so…
Thank you for sharing your insights into Kampala of old. I would love to read more stories from you. Thanks for dropping by.

By: Prof. Charles Kanyarusoke

Prof. Charles Kanyarusoke — Sat, 12 Sep 2020 01:14:13 +0000

You may, perhaps, be surprised to know that up the year 1971 the hellish traffic jams that characterize Kampala were non-existent. Uganda had one of the most efficient public transit systems in the world (and that’s no exaggeration). The Uganda Transport Corporation operated buses in the city and to every corner of the country. If one stood at any point along the main streets of the city, a bus would pass by every 15 minutes or so. There was a bus to and from any of the Kampala suburbs every 30 minutes. There was a bus to or from Mulago Hospital every 10 minutes. And, by the way, these buses included 84-passenger long buses and double-decker buses. There was no congestion, no bodabodas, no frustration. The era of traffic congestion started when Idi Amin took power. All the super buses broke down, the Uganda Transport Corporation folded, and the bus park became the Mukwano Arcade.

By: the muzungu

the muzungu — Mon, 25 May 2020 15:14:03 +0000

In reply to Sarah Morlock.

Hi Sarah, I’m delighted you found my post useful. Thanks for taking the time to write
What were you doing in KLA? I live on the edge of Kibale Forest now but really miss Kampala! Such a great place to live.
I’m on Instagram too by the way @diary_of_a_muzungu
Come back soon!

By: Sarah Morlock

Sarah Morlock — Sun, 24 May 2020 15:51:44 +0000

Thank you so much for this post. It helped me so much during my extended stay in Kampala last year. I still follow your page on Facebook, and every time you post it makes me miss Uganda.

By: Gita varma

Gita varma — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 14:47:17 +0000

In reply to Balikuddembe Joseph. Joseph, imagine finding you on the musings blog! Gita

By: Sea to Del

Sea to Del — Fri, 07 Feb 2020 14:24:18 +0000

Very deep information for Kampala tour, This kind of places information is very rare in internet.

By: the muzungu

the muzungu — Tue, 17 Dec 2019 07:47:25 +0000

In reply to Rogeth. I've noticed that when I share photos of African food on my Facebook page, everyone goes crazy! I like ekikomando. (beans and chapati pieces). I ate it last week in Fort Portal. I've written about nsenene and love roasted gonja. You're right though - more food content required! Thanks for the tip :)

By: Rogeth

Rogeth — Mon, 16 Dec 2019 11:49:34 +0000

In reply to the muzungu. Yeah i can help always u need to know a thing why not share all a mzungu needs to know, just in case she finds her self a victim some day. And BTW why not write about street foods in town..i wud love to read your opinions at that..the Rolex tho well marketed in ur articals they are quite many other street foods like kikomando, gonja (plaintain), Roasted maize, nyama kyoma, nsenene and others.

By: the muzungu

the muzungu — Sun, 15 Dec 2019 08:22:25 +0000

In reply to Rogeth. Good advice :) although isn't it illegal now to have more than two people on a boda? It's certainly not that safe... Good to know what you pay for boda prices, although as a muzungu we usually 'benefit' from muzungu price. LOL. That's another reason why I like using Uber (car or boda), I appreciate the transparent pricing.

By: Rogeth

Rogeth — Fri, 13 Dec 2019 13:11:33 +0000

One more thing, Late in the evening there is lot more traffic to all routes outta town, tho there are boda bodas staged at some exit routes from kampala. i.e ……i live at Bukoto tho i work from Naguru,(here its like 1/4 a km) sometimes i have issues to work upon in kampala city and they will take more than expected time some if u have less money you can actually share a boda boda for two and pay half the prices to ur destination which is 2000 ugx to all nearby places inclusive of bukoto.