Tag Archives: Masaka Road

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Public transporters plying the Kampala-Masaka Highway have tripled fares following the flooding of River Katonga in Mpigi District. On Thursday, the Uganda National Roads Authority -UNRA and the Traffic Police closed the road to stop motorists attempting to maneuver through the risen water levels …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Engineers have expressed fear that the section of Kampala-Masaka highway from Lwera Swamp might be scouring from underneath. This follows the appearance of a huge hole that developed into the road on Thursday evening causing concern that the entire section might collapse. The hole developed …

Uganda’s road conditions, traffic rules and drivers indiscipline continued in the spotlight for another weekend as three people, including a senior traffic police officer, were killed in separate accidents at the same spot on Masaka road Sunday morning. Just two weeks back, over 20 were killed on the same road …

Police have advised travelers heading out of the country to take off earlier than usual as sections of the Kampala Entebbe road will be disrupted until June 1. Several travelers, on the way to pick flights at Entebbe airport, struggled at the weekend as the road was closed off several …