Survey of Moto-taxi Riders in Kampala, Uganda, 2022

Abstract

Survey data from 334 moto-taxi riders in Kampala, Uganda, generated using computer-assisted personal interviewing (CAPI) software between January and February 2022. Content includes: respondents' backgrounds and employment histories; means of motorcycle access; incomes and expenditures; working conditions; experiences of digital (ride-hail) work; interactions with law enforcers; and perceptions of politics and governance.Doctoral research carried out at the London School of Economics, which looked at the rise of new digital and financial technologies in Uganda's moto-taxi sector over the past decade. Focusing primarily on digital ride-hailing platforms, the study examined the ways in which 'platformisation' has reshaped work, livelihoods and politics in the sector, whilst also underlining the limits of such a process in transforming pre-existing systems of labour informality. Data collection for this study involved in-depth interviews with 112 respondents, a survey of 370 moto-taxi riders (deposited here), and six months' worth of in-person observations and 'ride-alongs'.</p