Motorcycle taxis increasingly driven by women in Uganda

In Uganda, motorcycles are one of the most-popular forms of public transport. In the capital city, Kampala, there are hundreds of thousands of them. Until recently, all of them were driven by men.  But that’s starting to change, with a new initiative to get women into the business. Anita Elash has the story from Kampala.

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