Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Directorate of Crime Intelligence (DCI) in collaboration with police Kampala Central Police Station –CPS have arrested nine suspects in an operation against vehicle parts vandalism.DCI and police embarked on the operation after Ugandans took to social media expressing their dissatisfaction with ‘untouched’ vandals. “Our …
Read More »MARACHA: Speeding vehicle knocks S4 student dead
Maracha, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A senior four student at Maracha High Secondary School in Maracha District was on Saturday knocked dead at Nyoro trading center along the Arua-Koboko-Oraba Highway. Samuel Adriko was knocked by a speeding motor vehicle registration number UBK 049L on Saturday, near Nyoro primary school in …
Read More »Ministry asks vehicle owners to register in person
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | New guidelines from the Ministry of Works and Transport will require that all vehicle owners submit their registration forms in person effective January 1, 2022. Last month, the Minister of Works and Transport took over the registration and licensing of all vehicles in Uganda from Uganda …
Read More »Police impounds lorry carrying stolen vehicle at Busia border
Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Busia district have impounded a Fuso truck registration number UAR 351M loaded with beans and a suspected stolen numberless vehicle. Police intercepted the truck in Arubaine A village in the Eastern division of Busia municipality, when suspected thieves were crossing with it to …
Read More »Kyagulanyi petitions court over vehicle recall by URA
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kyadondo East Member of Parliament Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu has petitioned the High Court in Kampala challenging the decision by the Uganda Revenue Authority to recall his vehicle for a verification process. Through his lawyers; Wameli and Company Advocates, Kyagulanyi says that he has been targeted …
Read More »Revving up to a new speed record in the Kalahari
South Africa | AFP | A loud hiss rips through the stillness of southern Africa’s Kalahari Desert. It sounds like a fighter jet flying low over the Hakskeen Pan, an isolated dry lake bed in South Africa’s Northern Cape province, near the Namibian border. Then a thick cloud of sand appears …
Read More »Field Force Unit Commander SSP Rashid Agero acted lawfully-Police
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have said there is no need to prosecute its Senior Superintendent of Police –SSP Rashid Agero, for brutalizing and smashing Dr Kizza Besigye’s vehicle. The Police spokesperson, Fred Enanga, said whatever SSP Agero and his juniors did to Besigye and other members of …
Read More »MOTORING: These driving mistakes can kill your vehicle
Kampala, Uganda | MOTORING GURU | Many drivers do things on the road that they should not be doing. Some are mistakes, results of ignorance, and outright recklessness. As a consequence, many motorists end up in the garage when they would not if they were just a bit more careful, cautious, …
Read More »MOTORING: Vehicle fuel consumption
The facts and the fiction Kampala, Uganda | MOTORING GURU | Regarding fuel consumption, Ugandan motorists can be grouped into two; those that watch the fuel gauge and those that drive on empty. Both carry tiny jerry cans in readiness for a dash to the fuel station whenever they run out. …
Read More »MOTORING: When your vehicle gets flooded
The dos and don’ts Kampala, Uganda | MOTORING GURU | As the annual long rains of March to May set in, chances of getting caught up in a flood rise. When that happens, know that your vehicle could be rendered irreparable or else, it might require quite some money and effort …
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