Kameme; Welcome to the most used means of transport for Kampala masses. Parked in the middle of the business district, these commuter containers are a necessary evil.
The zig-zag swings coupled with scratching halts of the drivers, ill motor-mouthed conductors and the ever bargaining touts make a trip along the potholed paths increase your insurance premium. Even those behind personalised wheels find them an irritating companions. They seem to be graduates from a different kind of driving school.
Make no mistake, these are no ordinary mortars.
Plans to have the taxi parks out of the business centre have always met stiff resistance, erstwhile with support from those that be.
At the times when the Kamunye's have been on strike, city travelers have hoofed with unbearable tales. The other resort, engine powered two wheelers called Boda Boda, are deemed a short cut to your life span.
Now, I need to go and book a my seat. Lest I forget, the password for disembarking is masaawo.