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Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>Boda boda cyclists under their umbrella body, E- Traders Association have petitioned Parliament, requesting President Museveni to review the 7pm curfew.<\/p>\n

During his address on December 31 last year, Mr Museveni ended the lockdown, but maintained curfew for boda bodas.<\/p>\n

Speaking to journalists in Kampala yesterday, the manager of corporate affairs and communications at Tugende Boda boda, Mr Charles Mwanguhya, said there are about 1. 4 million Ugandans who derive their livelihood from boda bodas.<\/p>\n

\u201cHow do you open the night economy and leave out the means supposed to deliver the people participating in the night economy safely?\u201d he wondered.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs an association, we have been willing to work with government and support it, especially on security because in many cases, boda bodas are victims of crime,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Mr Ricky Rapa Thomson, the the co-founder and director of SafeBoda, appealed to more Ugandans to sign the petition.<\/p>\n

He said since they launched the online petition [change.org], many have responded.<\/p>\n

\u201cSince we petitioned online, the government\u2019s position remained disappointingly silent even when there has been considerable engagements with the boda fraternity on this issue. That is why we have resorted to Parliament ,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

However, the head of communications and public relations at Ministry of Works and Transport Ms Suzan Kataike, said Mr Museveni is the one to resolve the issue.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are still waiting for the President to guide on that because in his last address, he said he will continue to look at it with the advice from the scientists to see what is better for Ugandans,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

snakirigya@ug.nationmedia.com<\/b><\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Uganda. Boda boda cyclists under their umbrella body, E- Traders Association have petitioned Parliament, requesting President Museveni to review the 7pm curfew. During his address on December 31 last year, Mr Museveni ended the lockdown, but maintained curfew for boda bodas. 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