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Brian Egesa, 26, takes his wife to the outreach centre for their daughter’s scheduled immunization, goes to work as a boda-boda rider, then returns to pick them one hour later. He carries his daughter while his wife finds a comfortable sitting position at the back of the motorbike. “I am glad I don’t have to walk back home,” Brian’s wife says with a wide smile.