Original Story Published by: Lucky Mwachi, www.growthafrica.com
Photo Source: Growth Africa
(Above) Ronald Hakiza with the Ugabus team.
As Briana Morgaine said, “Most entrepreneurs don’t begin their journey by falling in love with the problem—they begin by falling in love with the solution. Whether this is a problem they have personally experienced, or something their friends, family, or those in their current industry wish they had access to, these small moments of “man, I wish that existed,” often serve as the spark the inspires a new business.”
We spoke to Ronald Hakiza, whose frustrating experience at a bus station in Uganda inspired him to create a solution that is currently revolutionising the transport industry in Uganda through the Ugabus app.
Background Imagine losing a close relative and having to urgently travel back home for the burial only to be conned at the bus station by a middleman who takes advantage of your desperation and sells you a fake bus ticket. You then have to spend more money to buy a real ticket because that is an urgent trip for you.
This is what Ronald Hakiza and many more Ugandan passengers had to go through every time they had to make a long distance trip. When Ronald came back from the burial, the frustration of being conned led him to meet some of his friends to figure out how they can solve that issue that was affecting most Ugandan travelers.
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