While Uganda looks like a small country on a map, many major cities are far apart. Some markets and trading centers may also be far from rural villages. For these reasons and more, transportation is a necessary part of life in Uganda. From using a bicycle to buy fresh fruit to using a bus to get to the capital city, people of Uganda use a variety of transportation types to get around and carry out daily tasks.
A common way people in my area, including students, get around is riding a bicycle. Motorcycles, called boda bodas or piki pikis, are another common type of transportation. Boda bodas can carry people, often taking children to school. Boda bodas may also be used to deliver a variety of items—anything from food to furniture. Taxis, which look like vans, can transport people through towns for a few minutes or to larger cities for hours. When traveling from the north region to the central region, which is home of the capital city, Kampala, many Ugandans take a bus. These buses are similar to large coach buses, like in the United States. Some people in Uganda own vehicles or cars. There are many semi-trucks driving in Uganda, often importing and exporting goods from neighboring East African countries.
