Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 50 vehicles without number plates on the roads have been impounded in Kawempe Division on the first day of the operation no numberless vehicle on the road. Kampala Metropolitan Deputy Police spokesperson Luke Owoyesigyire said that the crackdown follows increasing vehicles without …
Read More »900 vehicles impounded in Kampala during curfew
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 900 vehicles have been impounded for violating curfew time, a week after the lockdown was eased. President Yoweri Museveni last week announced the partial lifting of the lockdown after 42 days. Museveni also allowed the resumption of public transport and maintained curfew time at …
Read More »IN THE INDEPENDENT: The Russian vehicle tracking deal
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY Russian vehicle tracking deal: How Museveni letter trapped Muhwezi THE LAST WORD Inside Uganda’s political delusions: How the hullabaloo and bruhaha over MPs allocating themselves Shs200bn for cars is much ado over nothing …
Read More »Lack of fuel, vehicles frustrates police operations in COVID-19 fight
Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Mbale district are struggling to enforce the COVID-19 preventive measures due to lack of vehicles and fuel. Mbale City and the district are both dependent on the same Police under the Acting District Police Commander, Arafat Kato. According to Kato, the only functional …
Read More »Police releases 400 impounded vehicles
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have released over 400 vehicles that were impounded on Monday. On Friday, President Yoweri Museveni reinstated a full lockdown banning public and private transportation, and bringing down the curfew time to 7:00 pm from 9:00 pm. He announced that only essential workers like those …
Read More »Gov’t allocates 200 million to each MP for a vehicle
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has revised downwards the budget for procurement of new vehicles for Members of the 11th Parliament by Shillings 121 million for each legislator. This brings the allocation to Shillings 200 million from the initially requested 321 million per MP by the Parliamentary Commission as per …
Read More »33 vehicles impounded, 28 people arrested over violating Covid-19 SOPs in Jinja
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Jinja city conducted a Monday night operation where they arrested 28 suspects, impounded 33 vehicles and 13 motorcycles as they enforced the ministry of health standard operating procedures-SOPs aimed controlling the spread of Covid-19. The suspects are currently detained at Jinja’s central police …
Read More »Two dead, three injured in Nsambya police truck accident
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two people have been knocked dead and three others injured when a police truck lost control and knocked several vehicles and motorcycles along the road in Nsambya, a suburb of Kampala. The Hino truck registration number UP 5638 failed to brake and rammed into …
Read More »4 arrested for vandalizing vehicles in Mbarara, Kampala
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala police in collaboration with their Mbarara counterparts have arrested four suspects believed to be part of the racket that has been vandalizing vehicles in various parts of the country. The suspects were picked up in an operation led by Ivan Nduhura, the commander of …
Read More »Toyota Uganda canceled vehicle deliveries for April and May
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Motor vehicle dealer Toyota Uganda cancelled all its vehicles and spare parts deliveries to Uganda in April and May due to coronavirus disruptions. Baisama Awori, the General Manager of leasing and rental division at the Namanve-based dealership said some of their vehicles were to …
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