Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Police has unveiled new uniforms for their traffic section. It is dark khaki, not the white they had previously. The uniforms were shown to the press by AIGP Asan Kasingye at a Joint Security Task Force press briefing on the General security situation …
Read More »Police restores curfew check points
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Police is restoring Curfew checkpoints with effect from tonight at 2100 hours. Commissioner of Police Fred Enanga, the Force Spokesman Fred Enanga says all roadblocks and barriers on roads leading into (and out of) the city for the enforcement of the curfew are …
Read More »Northern bypass taxi operators agree to relocate
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Commuter taxi operators that have been operating outside gazzeted tax parks have agreed to relocate to the parks as part of UNRA’s effort to reduce traffic along the Northern bypass. UNRA recently said the creation of taxi stages out of the parks along the bypass …
Read More »UNRA to divert traffic at Naalya roundabout
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda National Roads Authority-UNRA has revealed plans to divert traffic at Naalya roundabout to allow for the ongoing expansion of the Northern bypass. UNRA’s media relations manager, Allan Ssempebwa says effective July 23, Kamuli road that leads to Naalya roundabout shall be closed and …
Read More »Transport Ministry clarifies on ‘expired’ driving permits
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ministry of Works and Transport has clarified that because issuer of driving permits Face Technologies are not yet re-open, expired permits are permissible on the Roads. This follows an outcry after the lockdown was lifted, with police stopping drivers whose permits are expired. The drivers …
Read More »Bazil Mugisha named new Director Traffic Police
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Five of the seven police directors who were recently forced out of office following the expiry of their contract have been replaced. They are Erasmus Twaruhukwa, the former Legal Director Uganda Police Force, Joseph Mugisa, the Former Director Fire and Emergency Rescue Services, …
Read More »Kampala traffic gets big change
What next as city’s busiest street goes car-less, gets recreation parks? Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Luwum Street has been one of the busiest motorized sections of Kampala city for years. Located just a block off the city’s main access; Kampala-Jinja Road, and connecting to the city’s main international …
Read More »Major traffic operations launched on all road out of Kampala
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | City roads are a bee hive of traffic as he festive season draws near. There is heavy traffic vehicles destined for upcountry areas. Hundreds of people were also spotted on Monday jostling through the busy streets to find alternative routes to avoid the heavy …
Read More »Traffic jam hits Kampala as anti-corruption walk starts
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several roads in the central business district have been closed ahead of the anti-corruption walk that President Yoweri Museveni will lead today. The walk is aimed at intensifying the fight against corruption. The walk will start from the Constitutional Square to Kololo Ceremonial …
Read More »MPs seek penalties for Kampala motorists who splash water on pedestrians
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A cross-section of legislators is proposing penalties against drivers who splash water on pedestrians. Such incidences have been common, in parts of Kampala, where a number of roads are covered in potholes, logged with water and poor drainage systems. In some instances, drivers who …
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