Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gulu city authorities have banned transporters from loading passengers and cargo along the streets in the city. The ban stems from congestion and lawlessness along Keyo, Andrea, Sir Samuel Baker roads as well as Gulu-Kampala highway where taxis, buses, trucks, and other public vehicles have been …
Read More »Masaka fares double as traffic from Kampala is diverted via new road
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Public transport costs for passengers using the Kampala-Masaka highway have been increased after the Uganda National Roads Authority-UNRA technical team diverted traffic to carry out repairs on the failed sections of the road. A section of the Kampala-Masaka highway collapsed after culverts used to fix …
Read More »Uganda-Rwanda border still closed two years down the road
Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda-Rwanda borders of Katuna and Chanika in Kabale and Kisoro districts respectively are yet to reopen two years following their closure by Rwandan President, Paul Kagame on February 27, 2019. Kagwe issued a travel advisory to his nationals against travelling to Uganda, saying their …
Read More »Dozens turned away from Entebbe airport over the weekend
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Close to 50 people who traveled to meet or see off travelers at Entebbe International Airport over the weekend were turned away. It followed a statement issued by Uganda Civil Aviation Authority-UCAA on Saturday indicating only three people including the air bound passenger will …
Read More »International passenger numbers steadily increasing – UCAA
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Civil Aviation Authority – UCAA says international passenger numbers are steadily increasing. Fred K. Bamwesigye, acting director general UCAA said this on Friday evening during a press conference at Entebbe International Airport. Entebbe Airport resumed commercial passenger flights on 1st October, 2020, after …
Read More »Kenya’s SGR passenger, cargo volumes surge amid resumption of economic activities
Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Passenger numbers and cargo volumes on Kenya’s standard gauge railway (SGR) trains maintained a steady climb in August, pointing to increased demand for the service following the reopening of the country as COVID-19 cases declined. Some 32,641 passengers used the SGR passenger train in August, …
Read More »Entebbe taxi operators crackdown vehicles operating taxi business illegally
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Entebbe taxi tax enforcement team has impounded several private vehicles that illegally get involved in carrying passengers. The vehicles were impounded during an operation conducted along Entebbe highway near State House on Monday. Taxi operators in the area blame private vehicle owners who …
Read More »Police impounds bus for carrying excess passengers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Rubanda district have impounded a bus belonging to Kwizera Executive Bus Company for carrying excess passengers contrary to the guidelines issued by government. The Kigezi region police spokesman Elly Maate identifies the bus as registration number UBE 978Z. According to Maate, while …
Read More »Numerous boda boda riders, passengers arrested for defying presidential directives
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Close to 100 boda boda riders and passengers are in custody at different Kampala metropolitan police stations for defying presidential directives. The riders and passengers were arrested from different places for defying President’s directive that boda boda’s should not carry passengers as as way …
Read More »Airlines improvise gradual liftoff as lockdowns ease
Frankfurt am Main, Germany | AFP | Cabin crews on standby with destinations revealed only hours before the flight, pilots put on simulators to keep up to date — an airline restarting after the pandemic is a far cry from the clockwork precision of the pre-coronavirus world. “Flexibility” is the top …
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