| dc.description.abstract | The general objective was to understand the boda-boda business
including issues associated with it and the drivers in Makindye
division basing on the following spefic objectives; to find out
what drives people into Boda-boda business; to investigate the
benefits riders get out of this business, and to find out the
challenges Boda-boda riders face in running this business.
A
case study research design was used in order to obtain
sufficient data because by the time of the study boda boda
business was already wide spread with evidence of worldwide
existence. Quantitative approach was used to collect, interpret
and analyse data so as to present data in figures & percentages
and to enable respondents explain their experience of the
subject matter to the researcher. The sample size was composed
of 30 people who were selected using cluster sampling method for
the boda-boda riders. Frequency tables and graphs were drawn
using Statistical Packages for Social Scientist (SPSS). In these
frequency tables, an graphs analysis was done with a
corresponding percentage.
Findings revealed that boda-bodas are a necessity as they
currently fill a gap in public transport and fulfill an
abundance of other roles within their communities, while their
role in urban transport may become more peripheral over time
with the eventual introduction of mass transit systems, the
riders will undoubtedly continue to be essential in more remote
communities and their services will still be used. Boda riders
find themselves earning enough to pay for their dependents’
needs, rent, food, and school fees. Some are even able to save
part of their income. The riders themselves are quite young on
average and have received only a basic education. Fortunately,
many of these same riders report that they are investing in the
schooling of their children so that they can become better
educated. | en_US |
