Hundreds of students, pupils and general passengers have been seen stranded in taxi and bus parks across the country as heavy traffic jam affected the easy movement of vehicles.

The situation was chaotic in Lango sub region. Most of the students and pupils from there who study in Buganda kingdom schools remained stranded atLiraBusParkas there was no taxi or bus to take them.

Consequently many pupils and students who study in central region from northern Ugandan have not reported to school today as per the programme.

In Masaka, Mbarara, Nakasongola, Mbale, Jinja and Iganga among other districts the passengers blamed the taxi and bus operators of hiking transport fares. There was heavy deployment of traffic police along the roads to curb road accidents.

By Moureen Nakyanzi

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Talking to the media in Kampala, the commissioner of police in charge of traffic and road safety, Steven Kasiima said that they have beefed at deployment on the roads following the increasing road accidents during this Christmas season.

Kasiima says that the officers have been directed to reprimand passengers, drivers and vehicle owners who will be seen as perpetrating bad road usage.

Kasiima has asked the members of the public to cooperate with the police to rid the roads of bad users.

Yesterday, a semi-trailer crushed a taxi in Kampala and killed 5 people instantly and a traffic officer was on duty was also hit dead by a speeding vehicle along Kampala-Masaka highway at Katonga swamp.

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The students say the planned demonstration is intended to bring the matter to the attention of the traffic police and the Uganda national roads authority.

Mbarara University of science and technology Guild President Alau Semanda said yestrday that sixteen (16) students been knocked down by over speeding vehicles at the university gate.
He explained that most accidents occurred between the main campus site and the faculty of development studies.

The guild president said he was shocked that the university administration’s failure to avert the situation. He says speed reduction traffic sign that were alleged removed by one of the construction company during the re-construction of the road early this year have not yet been put back.

The university guild president expressed concern that more accidents could occur as the new students report to the university next month.
The Uganda national roads authority Mbarara station engineer Constant Munyabanza has acknowledged receiving the student concerns.

He says have notified the contractor to reinstate the road signs and humps but admits they have been slow to respond.

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