At the stage with about 30 riders, the chairperson acts as head of the stage SACCO, to which each member contributes a mandatory UGX5, 000 each day. This acts as their emergency fund.  On a good day, Ssewankambo says he makes up to UGX100, 000 completely tax-free, which is not bad in a country where even top executives would count themselves lucky to earn UGX3 million a month.