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Accelerating COVID-19 related best practice in the urban motorcycle taxi sector in Sub-Saharan Africa Country report: Uganda

Published: July 2021

Main topic: Crisis response, COVID-19, Public transport

Study countrie(s): Uganda

Written by: Krijn Peters, Mugisha M. Mutabazi

Published by: Swansea University, Team Initiatives Limited

Study type: Research report

The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic and the various measures put in place to mitigate its spread had a considerable impact on the urban transport sector. This report presents and assesses the findings of approximately 61 motorcycle taxi operators and approximately 15 key stakeholder interviews conducted in Kampala and Mbarara, Uganda. The main purpose is to provide evidence-based inputs to policy formulation.