When no one cares, including the police, petty criminals snatching bags will go on to commit bigger crimes COMMENT | JOSEPH WERE | Okira Ito. Many Ugandans do not know that name. But they need to know it. Okira Ito was a Japanese road traffic flow expert working with Kampala Capital …
Read More »Traffic jams increasing cost of doing business
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of State for Kampala Capital City and Metropolitan Affairs, Kyofatogabye Kabuye, has told Parliament that congestion in Kampala Capital City has a bearing on the cost of doing business, causing financial loss to travellers who use public transport. Kabuye said that traffic jam …
Read More »Heavy rain worsens appalling state of shortcuts along Kampala-Jinja highway
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Regular downpours in Mukono municipality have worsened the already appalling state of roads used as shortcuts by travelers running away from traffic jam along Kampala-Jinja highway. The most damaged routes include Namuyenje-Kyawambogo, Lweza-Nabuti, Wantoni-Namubiru-Nakawolole, Bajjo-Serado and UCU-Kirowooza-Namilyango-Kireku roads. Most of the routes had gradually developed …
Read More »Security heightened in Kampala markets, major roads
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Military personnel have been deployed at all major road junctions in Kampala City. In the City centre, there is a visible security presence at Wandegeya traffic lights, Clock Tower, Shoprite traffic lights, Kibuye roundabout, Bombo road junction, Nsambya traffic lights and Jinja Road. At all …
Read More »UNRA delays evictions of northern bypass taxi operators
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Road users along the Kampala Northern bypass may continue to endure traffic jams and accidents as Uganda Road’s Authority (UNRA) delays the eviction of illegal taxi stages along the highway. The authority blamed traffic jams and accidents along Northern bypass on illegal taxi stages which …
Read More »Traffic jam hits Kampala as private cars return on streets
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala has marked an increase in traffic congestion along the major junctions as private cars returned on the roads with the easing of the COVID-19 lockdown restrictions. URN journalists were in Kamwokya, Kalerwe, Bwaise and Wandegeya and found that unlike during the lockdown, the …
Read More »Driving stress free in jam
Look out for the Adaptive Cruise Control function City traffic jams have become a nightmare. The hours of sitting in jam require some drivers to adopt strict stress relief techniques. Listening to soft music is one. However, there are other major unreported problems with traffic jams; accidents occur when disoriented …
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