KAMPALA, Uganda — MTN Mobile Money on Wednesday launched a partnership with the Kampala Capital City Authority to clean up, rebrand and revitalize Busega Market and five of the city’s busiest transport parks.
The initiative began with an early-morning cleanup at Busega Market that brought together MTN MoMo staff, KCCA officials, market leaders, traders, drivers and conductors. A handover and launch ceremony followed, marking the start of a wider transformation program.
The effort also covers Busega Park, Kisenyi Park, Kalerwe Park, Namayiba Park and Natete Park, transport hubs that handle heavy daily traffic of traders, commuters and travelers. MTN MoMo and KCCA said the upgrades are intended to make the spaces cleaner, safer and more supportive of trade.
Carolyn Nabunya, MTN MoMo’s senior manager for commercial operations, said the company sees thriving businesses as dependent on thriving environments.
“Markets and transport hubs are the engines of Uganda’s economy,” Nabunya said. “They are where businesses grow, livelihoods are built, and communities connect. Our partnership with KCCA is about creating cleaner, safer, and more organized spaces that empower traders, transport operators, and customers alike.”
Adam Waiswa, the market master, speaking on behalf of KCCA, welcomed the partnership and credited MTN MoMo for taking an active role in the city’s development plans.
“Clean and well-maintained public spaces are essential to economic growth, public health, and community pride,” Waiswa said. “Together, we are improving key commercial and transport hubs while creating an environment where businesses and communities can thrive.”
MTN MoMo said the physical upgrades will run alongside a push to get traders, transport operators and customers to adopt digital payments at the renovated sites, framing the cleanup as part of a broader financial inclusion effort tied to Uganda’s mobile money market, which MTN MoMo leads with more than 14 million customers nationwide.
MTN Uganda, the parent company of MTN MoMo, operates in all 134 districts of Uganda through a network of more than 232,000 mobile money agents, 89,000 merchants, 200 service stores and 13 main distributors. As of Sept. 30, 2025, the company reported 23.5 million subscribers, 14.2 million mobile money users and 11 million active data users.
