From politics to aliens: Lies of Uganda’s boda boda riders
Upon hearing this, next I suspected to hear was about his secret meetings with world leaders, held in underground bunkers right beneath Kampala's streets.
“Do you see that mansion on the hill? It’s owned by a tycoon who makes more money in a day than the whole of Kampala combined!” He said while pointing at the Naguru based Skyz hotel which he called a mansion.
“And how did this tycoon amass such wealth?”, I asked to see how the story was going to vary.
“He struck oil in his backyard. He even won the entire lottery in three different countries!” He confidently answered sounding like the PA to Patrick Bitatuure.
Upon hearing this, next I suspected to hear was about his secret meetings with world leaders, held in underground bunkers right beneath Kampala’s streets.
But the storytelling doesn’t stop with politics, security, or the rich. I realized my boda guy has a story for everything.
From how the Nile was secretly diverted to fill a billionaire’s swimming pool, to how aliens once landed in Uganda to recruit boda riders for a space mission—no tale is too wild.
One day, he once told me about the time he transported a live crocodile to State House, “It was a gift from a foreign dignitary, of course,” he said.
His colleagues casually mention that he once ferried a famous Hollywood star who’s secretly Ugandan.
By the end of the ride, I felt like I had been on a journey through an alternate reality.
In Uganda, boda boda rides are more than just a means of getting from point A to point B.
They are a front-row seat to some of the most creative storytelling you will ever encounter.
So, next time you hop on a boda, buckle up—not just for the ride, but for the tales that will leave you entertained, bewildered, and maybe just a little more skeptical.
After all, in the world of boda boda riders, truth is often stranger than fiction—and fiction is their specialty.
