Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Five suspected highway robbers who have been targeting goods in transit and trailing traders have been arrested in an operation by the Flying Squad Unit. The two-month hunt for the thugs who had attacked more than 10 traders and hijacked several vehicles transporting goods was …
Read More »Uganda-Kenya Expressway at Busia in pipeline
Boost for Northern Corridor as AfDB approved US$1.4 million last month for feasibility study of the multinational Kenya-Uganda Expressway project Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The plan to construct a super highway connecting Uganda and Kenya could become a reality, following the financial intervention of the African Development Bank (AfDB). The …
Read More »Five dead, scores injured on Kampala-Gulu highway crash
Nakasongola, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Five people have been killed in a road crash and scores injured in Migyera town council along the Kampala – Gulu Highway. The crash that happened at 5:30 am involved a bus belonging to California bus company registration number UBB 538K and a truck number …
Read More »UNRA team assess damage on Kampala-Masaka highway
Masaka, Uganda | THE IDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Roads Authority-UNRA has commenced technical assessments of Katonga Bridge on the Masaka-Kampala highway. On Thursday, the water levels of River Katonga increased considerably, before it submerged a section of the highway and the bridge, making it risky for both motorists and pedestrians …
Read More »Protestors block Gulu – Kampala road highway
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Angry demonstrators have blocked the Gulu-Kampala Highway demanding for the installation of humps. The protest which started at 9:00 am followed an accident at Koro Abili Trading centre, about 8 Kilometres from Gulu Town.Three people who were injured in the accident sustained broken limbs and …
Read More »Entebbe leaders demand construction of flyovers on Express Highway
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders in Entebbe have demanded for the construction of flyovers along the Express Highway. The Katabi town council Chairperson Ronald Kalema says that many pedestrians who use the road are knocked down by speeding vehicles. Entebbe traffic police registers up to 4 accidents every week …
Read More »VIDEO: Five perish in an accident at Maya along Kampala-Masaka highway
VIDEO: Five perish in an accident at Maya along Kampala-Masaka highway Kampala, Uganda | NTV UGANDA | At least 5 people were killed and several others sustained serious injuries after a Fuso truck rammed into a commuter taxi along Masaka-Kampala highway. Share on: WhatsApp
Read More »Museveni, Sseggona collide at Entebbe highway ceremony
By Aloysious Kasoma President Yoweri Museveni and Busiro East MP Medard Sseggona run into each other during the ground breaking ceremony of the construction of Entebbe Highway on Wednesday. Sseggona the area Member of Parliament was invited to deliver his speech and used the opportunity to remind the president about …
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