The rowdy Boda Boda owners and cylists closed various roads leading in and out of Kampala using stones and igniting fires in the middle of roads hence causing heavy traffic jam.

This forced police to fire teargas and live bullets in order to disperse the chaotic men especially on roads such as Namirembe road, Mengo, Bakuli among other roads.

It is reported that traffic police arrest cyclists and impound their motorcycles with no good reason and always made to pay huge amounts of money like Shs100,000 in order to retain the motorcycles.

Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson Luke Owoyesigire, said, “the money collected from the cyclists as fines is given to URA” he added “the cyclists are arrested because they lack driving permits, use the wrong side of the road as well as ride along  pavements.” He advised the cyclists to always inform the police instead of rioting about such issues. He also noted that a number of people have been arrested during these riots.

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Namugongo Traffic flow most of these major roads will be sealed off completely or preserved for VVIPs

As Christians prepare for the yearly pilgrimage to Namugongo shrines for the Uganda Martyrs Day celebrations on 3rd June of every year, traffic police has issued guidelines for traffic regulation showing which roads are accessible and those that are cut off.

According to a statement issued on Wednesday 30 may 2018, traffic officials say there will be cut off points in areas such as Nalya Roundabout, Kireka Trading centre, Kiira Town Concil Roundabout, Bweyogerere Tading Centre, Seeta Trading Centre and Kyaliwajjala Trading centre.

“Private vehicles, taxis and motorcycles will not be allowed beyond the inner cut off points,” said SSP Norman Musinga, the Kampala Metropolitan Traffic Commander.

He noted that there will be no parking for the general public at both Catholic and Anglican Churches.

“There will be normal traffic flow along Jinja-Kampala Highway. VIPs with vehicles bearing stickers will be allowed to access their parking adjacent to both shrines. Only VIPs with vehicles to the Catholic Church bearing red stickers will access Namugongo through Kyaliwajjala via Ssemambo road and park at Namugongo Boarding Primary School,” SSP Musinga added.

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Meanwhile, VIPs with vehicles to the Anglican shrine bearing red stickers will access the venue through Bweyogerere, Butto Road and park at the Protestant Playground.

“Foreign pilgrims to the Catholic Church with vehicles bearing blue stickers will be dropped off at Kyaliwajjala Trading centre and the vehicles will park at Vienna College School,” he said.
However, pilgrims from Northern Bypass from areas of Ntinda, Hoima road and Bwaise will park at Hillside Nursery and Primary School and St. Peter’s SS-Nalya.

Pilgrims from Northern route via Kasangati will park at Kiira Town Council Playground and Kiira Municipal Council (Mayor’s) Gardens.
Pilgrims to the Anglican Church will access the venue through Seeta, Sonde, Bweyogerere and Butto Road and park at Church Farm and All Sisters’ Parking.
Pilgrims to the Anglican Shrisne from Kiira Town Council can access through Mamerito Road via Kironde Road to Namugongo Road and park as directed by traffic police.
Pilgrims from Eastern Route to the Catholic Church will access the venue via Kireka.

Police further noted that from Kyaliwajjala Trading centre to the venue will be pedestrian walkway. Pedestrians will keep right and left side will be reserved for VVIPs and emergency vehicles.
“Kireka-Kyaliwajjala Road will be a one-way for vehicles heading to the venue and one-way from the venue after celebrations. Parking along the road is prohibited and vehicles abandoned along the designated routes will be towed at owners’ costs.”

Public service buses will be allowed to drop those intending to use public means at Kyaliwajjala and Butto-Namugongo near Anglican Church.
Buses accessing Kyaliwajjala from Kireka will connect back to Kireka via Nalya as the road from Kireka to Kyaliwajjala will be one-way.
Musinga noted that whoever contravenes any of the guidelines will be dealt with in accordance with the Traffic and Road Safety Act 1998.

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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 accident occurred at Nsangi area near London College on Kampala- Masaka road a few kilometers from Kampala.

According to a traffic police officer, Samuel Mukesi who reached the scene after the accident, the driver of the taxi was driving at a high speed and failed to control the car while overtaking the tractor.

Mukesi says that the taxi was damaged to almost beyond repair and the injured were removed from the wreckage after cutting the taxi’s body with axes.

Mukesi has advised the drivers to drive cars soberly to avoid such voidable accidents.

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