Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDNET | Police have announced the reinstatement of Operation Fika Salama among other interventions in a bid to contain fatalities on Ugandan roads. In the past two months, over 250 people have been killed on Ugandan roads. Pioneered in 2016 by the Uganda National Roads Authority …
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Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have impounded five buses in Luwero following the renewed fika salama operations. The impounded buses are registration number UBG 559S belonging to Robyln Coaches, UAK 206G for Eastern Nile Coaches, UAZ 609W for Baby Coaches, UAQ 045Q for Eagle Coaches, and UAY 659C for California …
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430 people died in road accidents last December. ‘Fika Salama Extra’ launched News Analysis | RONALD MUSOKE | Minister of Works and Transport, Gen. Edward Katumba Wamala, wants Ugandans travelling to their upcountry homes for the end of year festivities to do so cautiously. He is one of many leaders …
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MASAKA: 14 killed in crash on deadly Ugandan highway Kampala, Uganda | AFP | Fourteen people were killed when a truck ploughed into a bus carrying a group returning from a wedding on Uganda’s deadliest road, police said Monday. “The driver of the truck lost control after a tyre burst …
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Witchcraft, poor roadwork and dangerous driving — all have been blamed for the killer highway whose users will often turn to prayer before taking the road. Mpigi, Uganda | AFP | Wearing pristine white with her woollen socks pulled high, Ugandan traffic police officer Edith Nanteza exudes natural authority at …
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PICTORIAL: Fika Salama, a campaign by Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) and Uganda Police to improve road safety following harrowing road accidents in the past six months, has in the latest operation seen errant drivers in Nakasongola hit hard. According to photographs from Police, up to 56 vehicles have been impounded in Nakasongola during …
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