Graduates flock boda boda riding

Finance Minister Matia Kasaija has said the current levels of unemployment are a big shame and at the same too painful to see educated young Ugandans without jobs.

Speaking during the launch of the Bank of Uganda Sustainability Certification process in Kampala,  Kasaija said “we should not allow this situation” of educated youth with degrees riding boda bodas to be “normal” yet Uganda is endowed with a lot of resources.

“If you have travelled recently through our airport [Entebbe], the first thing you notice are hundreds of our young daughters leaving the country for household jobs to the Middle East. If you step out of your office onto the streets, the first thing you notice are hundreds of our young sons riding boda bodas. On the same street, you cannot fail to notice hundreds of our young daughters and sons hawking all manner of things, while others walk all day in search of jobs. The most painful thing is that they are all educated. We should not allow this situation to be normal,” he said.

Today I kindly ask authorities responsible to act. This photo was taken along Kyagwe Road opposite Hotel Equatorial. After taking that photo I went and informed the traffic officer who was standing there. He called the chairman of boda boda and we discussed this: ” why do they boda boda park in the road? With impunity! Who is responsible? The whole Kyagwe Road is clogged with these goons. See the photo below. I also call upon the public to put pressure on such nuisance so that government can wake up.

Boda Boda cyclists: This particular one I found this morning reminds me a friend known as Alex Balimwikungu, who works at a city tab-raid(tabloid). He used to hire a carrier to ferry him to his work station at a cost of sh5,000 just to take a cup of coffee. Apparently, coffee was free and he was entitled to it. lol! Balimwikungu! Now, this boda boda guy this morning; he was telling his buddies that he eases himself in Serena Kampala Hotel’s loos. He uses about sh4000 to just to boast of his ignorance that he defecates( in Luganda apama) in Serena Hotel’s loos/toilets! Poor fellow! Have yo word below.