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'Uber for motorbikes' - the smart way to get around in a bustling capital

by Meera Senthilingam, for CNN

Updated 1253 GMT (2053 HKT) March 25, 2015

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SafeBoda is a new startup providing safe and efficient boda boda rides for those in need of quick travel across the city. Drivers are fully equipped with road safety gear.
Photos: The smart and safe way to ride
SafeBoda is a new startup providing safe and efficient boda boda rides for those in need of quick travel across the city. Drivers are fully equipped with road safety gear.
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Safeboda includes a new app enabling locals in Kampala to hail boda boda motorbike taxis at the click of a button.
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Safeboda includes a new app enabling locals in Kampala to hail boda boda motorbike taxis at the click of a button.
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Boda Bodas are a staple of Ugandan transport and can be found on every street corner throughout Kampala.
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Boda Bodas are a staple of Ugandan transport and can be found on every street corner throughout Kampala.
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Helmets are worn by all drivers and provided to all passengers to reduce the rates of head injury associated with boda boda accidents.
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Helmets are worn by all drivers and provided to all passengers to reduce the rates of head injury associated with boda boda accidents.
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SafeBodas can be hailed at the side of the street as usual, in addition to being requested through the smartphone app.
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SafeBodas can be hailed at the side of the street as usual, in addition to being requested through the smartphone app.
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The SafeBodas standout from standard boda drivers through their high visibility jackets and helmets.
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The SafeBodas standout from standard boda drivers through their high visibility jackets and helmets.
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The Start-up is run by Alastair Sussock (left) and Ricky Rapa Thomson (right) whose goal is to professionalize transport first in Kampala then across Uganda and other African countries using boda bodas. They are pictured here talking to a driver on his patch in Kisementi.
Photos: The smart and safe way to ride
The Start-up is run by Alastair Sussock (left) and Ricky Rapa Thomson (right) whose goal is to professionalize transport first in Kampala then across Uganda and other African countries using boda bodas. They are pictured here talking to a driver on his patch in Kisementi.
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