In pictures: A stroll through Kampala's hustle and bustle
Two-wheelers are a preferred choice of moving things around in many parts of Kampala.
A man delivering four sacks of items using a bicycle in downtown Kampala. (Credit: Frank Ssentongo)
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DAILY LIFE
Uganda's capital Kampala is now and truly back to its buzzing self following a brief elections-induced internetless slumber in the second half of last week.
Nonetheless, the election season is far from over, as polling for various elective positions continues all the way until early February. As is traditionally the case, the presidential and parliamentary elections, which are conducted simultaneously, soak up the most attention and as soon as the winners are declared and the losers either concede defeat or consider turning running to court, life seems to always snap back to normal.
In the presidential race, the incumbent, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni of the National Resistance Movement (NRM), secured a seventh term of office with a landslide victory in an eight-way contest that featured four first-time candidates.
Meanwhile, local government and special interest groups polls usually take a back seat, and are conducted right after the presidential and parliamentary elections. And it is no different this year.
But now that business activity is fully back to normal, especially following the restoration of internet after a pre-Election Day shutdown in national interest, according to national communications regulator UCC, the central business district and downtown Kampala are bustling.
Two-wheelers are common vessels of moving things around in these parts of the city. In fact, they are seen as a more convenient way of getting from point A to point B in a city likened to a beehive. From bulging sacks of merchandize and boxes to passengers, motorcycles and bicycles are the preferred choice when it comes to mobility in Kampala.
In other cases though, you will see someone carrying a large sack of second-hand shoes or clothes on their head, delivering it to a shop somewhere at the heart of the vibrant city.
"Schools are about to open. So I am busy shopping items for my children," says one shopper, as she negotiates her way to a stationery outlet in Kikuubo. "I voted, my candidate lost and now I have to shift my attention back to my family."
Frank Ssentongo took a stroll around and captured the activity on a sweltering January afternoon: 
