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Uganda: public transport in Kampala

Categories: Sub-Saharan Africa, Uganda, Humor

How many Ugandans does it take to get a shared minivan [1] from Kampala [2] to Entebbe [3]? Jackfruity has the answer for you: “three to load the back of the vehicle with bags of grain and sacks of live chickens; two to strap foam mattresses to the top; one to yell at those strapping mattresses to the top about the way in which they're strapping mattresses to the top; six to get in, properly position (read: cram into every available nook and cranny) their baggage, get settled, then change their minds….”