Tag Archives: motorcyclists

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Kampala Metropolitan have arrested 748 motorcyclists and drivers for driving without valid driving permits. Of the 748 arrested motorists, 714 are bodaboda riders while 34 are drivers. Michael Kananura, the Traffic Police Spokesperson said they have decided to conduct operations against motorists …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 675 motorcyclists have been arrested in less than two weeks for not wearing crash helmets. Police have said many motorcycle riders do not bother wearing crash helmets even when they have them. Micheal Kananura, the Traffic Police Spokesperson, explains that despite several warnings, many bodaboda …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Reckless drivers and motorcyclists, as well as pedestrians violating curfew time, should prepare to spend the festive season in custody, police have warned. Police spokesperson Fred Enanga noted that as Christmas and New Year’s day festivities draw nearer, police have intensified operations against drivers violating …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 425 boda-boda riders are in police custody and their motorcycles impounded on charges of obscuring number plates within Kampala metropolitan areas. Kampala Metropolitan Deputy Police spokesperson Luke Owoyesigyire has said that the ongoing operations against motorcyclists with obscured number plates are intended to …

Gulu, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Four people were killed on Tuesday evening when a vehicle rammed into a group of motorcyclists at Layibi trading Centre along the Gulu-Kampala Highway. According to preliminary information, the vehicle was being driven by a car washer only identified as Obama who picked it from …