Luweero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Luweero district on Monday night impounded more than 300 cars for allegedly defying curfew time. The government maintained a night-time curfew starting 7 p.m to 6:30a.m to combat the spread of covid-19. Traffic Policemen commanded by Luweero District Police Commander Abraham Tukundane mounted …
Read More »Crowds fail to observe social distance at face technologies
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Drivers have raised concerns over failure to observe physical distance guidelines at Face Technologies. In March, the Ministry of Works and Transport closed all driving permit facilities around the country as a precaution to the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). However, the company opened on …
Read More »Taxi operators want KCCA to register all drivers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Taxi operators want Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA to soften the registration process and include all drivers that do not have taxis. Last week, KCCA started registering all taxi drivers to get driving routes within the city. Each driver is supposed to provide a logbook …
Read More »Bus owners, drivers want curfew time lifted
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bus owners and drivers have asked government to lift curfew times for buses and also allow buses ply border districts through a standard operating procedure. The bus drivers and owners were today appearing before the National Economy of Parliament which is scrutinizing the effect …
Read More »IN THE INDEPENDENT: Why truck drivers spread COVID-19
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY Why truck drivers spread COVID-19: What it means for taxis, bodaboda THE LAST WORD Museveni’s bad oil policy: The President has revealed three things about Uganda’s oil sector that are depressing and illuminating …
Read More »UGANDA: Community cases 0, truck drivers 13
UPDATE UGANDA 🔸 13 new cases (truck drivers) ✳ 65,275 tested ✳ 139 Confirmed cases ✳ 55 Recoveries ✳ 0 deaths SOURCE MOH Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has just confirmed 13 new COVID-19 positive cases, the second time in a week that this high …
Read More »COVID-19; Trucks to adopt relay system from borders
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National COVID-19 Taskforce has agreed that all trucks entering Uganda will have only one person on board for the next four weeks in a move to control the movement and exposure of Ugandans to foreign truck drivers. The meeting which was convened yesterday decided …
Read More »Parliament passes traffic and road safety bill
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has passed the Traffic and Road Safety Act 1998 (Amendment) Bill, 2019. The bill among others will strengthen road transport regulation and road safety management in Uganda, address existing challenges such as new and emerging trends, increased number of road users including motorcycles, increased …
Read More »JOBS: Drivers wanted at UEDCL
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL)is looking for drivers. Job Title: Driver Number of positions : 05 Duty Station: Kampala 1. A minimum of A Level certificate 2. Five years experience in truck driving 3. Minimum age is 35 years DEADLINE: January, 24 …
Read More »Army chief warns UDPF drivers, store keepers on drunkenness
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda People’s Defense Forces-UPDF drivers and store men have been advised to regulate their alcohol consumption to safeguard the reputation of the two departments that are considered the backbone of the force. Brig Ronald Bigirwa, the Commandant of the UPDF Service Brigade made the …
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