Tag Archives: Traffic officers

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Kampala Metropolitan has started deploying its traffic officers alongside armed Field Forces Unit-FFU personnel. Police through deputy Kampala Metropolitan Spokesperson Luke Owoyesigyire, said the deployment of traffic officers alongside armed colleagues is in response to President Yoweri Museveni’s directive during the State …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Although President Yoweri Museveni said that traffic officers will be armed, police say they don’t have enough pistols for individual traffic police officers to be armed while carrying out their duties. President Museveni on Sunday said traffic officers will be armed or paired with armed …

Traffic police are to adopt khaki because some personnel were allegedly shabby and unable to keep the white uniforms neat Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police leadership has resolved to replace the white uniform for traffic officers with khaki starting next week. A reliable source has intimated to Uganda Radio …

Wakiso, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Two traffic officers have this evening survived being killed by an angry mob at Nabbingo along Kampala-Masaka Road. The angry mob attacked the officers accusing them of causing an accident near Horizon campus on the same road. Preliminary information indicates that two unidentified traffic police …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Taxi drivers in Kampala are accusing traffic police officers of extorting money from those found driving on routes other than those specified on their route charts. They reportedly target taxis with no displayed route charts on the windscreen. The government, through Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Traffic officers in Entebbe have been instructed to station at all recreation grounds and test all drivers at their time of departure as a measure to control drunk driving as the public welcomes the new year. This was announced as one of the new …