Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The director of Operations Services in the Police Force, Assistant Inspector General of Police – AIGP Asuman Mugenyi has officially quit the institution he has served for over 32 years. Uganda Radio Network – URN understands that AIGP Mugenyi served his last day in police …
Read More »Traffic police director Stephen Kasiima hands over office on IGP’s order
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Traffic Police Director, Dr Steven Kasiima handed over office a day after the Inspector General of Police Martin Ochola ordered him and five others to vacate office upon expiry of their contracts. At the rank of Assistant Inspector General of Police –AIGP, Kasiima and …
Read More »Police proposes UGX 10M fine for abuse of emergency vehicle regulation
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Police Force has proposed a fine of Shillings 10 million or a jail term of five years for any person found guilty of driving his motor vehicle, trailer or engineering plant as an emergency vehicle. This is part of the proposals tabled …
Read More »Road accidents claimed 3,000 lives in 2018
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The number of people dying in road accidents went up in 2018, according to the annual police crime report, released on Monday. The report shows that accidents claimed 3,194 people during the year, slightly above the 3,051 deaths registered in 2017. The number went …
Read More »Specialists welcome plan for wider road reserves
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Engineers and Physical Infrastructure specialists have welcomed a move to widen Uganda’s road reserves from the current 15 to 40 meters. They say that wide reserves are important for the future development of Uganda’s road infrastructure. The nod comes amid the discussion of a draft …
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