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Uganda launches modern railway transport

Gerald Businge — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 15:04:25 +0000

Uganda re-launched her railway transport in Kampala on Monday, causing excitement among citizens. In a news statement today the Rift Valley Railways (RVR) announced that its services started today and will operate between Namanve, Kibuye, Nalukolongo among other places in Kampala.

In Namanve the trains will kick off the journey at 7:00am and arrive in Kampala at 8:35am. The news statement indicates that the return journeys to Namanve will depart from Kampala at 5:00pm and 6:30pm respectively.

The statement further indicated that passengers will cough 1,500 shillings for a single journey and 3,000 shillings for double journey that’s to and fro.

By James Okello

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Police threaten to de-register buses

Gerald Businge — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 11:55:11 +0000

Police have threatened to de-register the buses that will not comply with the festive season transport guidelines requiring them not to over speed, over load or do return trips.

The Kampala Metropolitan Police commander Felix Kawesi says they have already issued guidelines indicating that no bus is allowed to make a return journey of over 300km

The caution follows an early morning motor accident involving a lorry and a taxi at Namanve on Monday morning, in which 5 people have lost their lives with many others injured.

Kawesi says there are bus operators intending to strike over the guidelines. He is warning the bus drivers and owners to follow the police guidelines or risk facing the long arm of the law, including deregistering such buses.

Kawesi has advised the public to be more vigilant during the festive days while travelling by cautioning drives against over speeding and opver loading.

He says the police will also continue with its duty of carrying out operations on the different highways to reduce to ensure lawn, order and security are observed

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Car buying craze at Red Pepper

Gerald Businge — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 14:05:58 +0000

It is like every staff at the Red Pepper made buying a new car by the end of the year his/her year’s final resolution. With a month and so weeks remaining to close the year 2011, most of the workers are busy selling off their old cars and rushing to acquire new ones.

In the last two weeks alone, Red Peppers car parking in Namanve on Kampala Jinja road has seen an addition eleven cars.

The company’s editor Bob Tumwesigye has bought an Audi while Red Pepper’s crime reporter, Stanly Ndawula has bought a Mercedes Benz. Most of the cars the red pepper staff has bought is in the Toyota family.

What sounds laughable but could be true is that even some cleaners and get keepers at the Red Pepper also vow to buy cars. You see the Red Pepper Publications has a habit of guaranteeing its workers in the banks to get loan.

By James Okello

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