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Chinese invent tablets that detect fake documents

  Face Technologies, the company in Uganda the government contracted to produce and issue computerised driving permits to all drivers in Uganda has bought tablets from China it intends to use to eliminate forged driving permits. Face Technologies has already equipped Uganda Traffic Police officers with these tablets called (Samsung Tablets). The tablets are capable […]

Motorcycle riders threaten to kill policemen

It seems policemen in Uganda have been terrified after section of motorcycle riders threatened to kill them over arrests. The motorcycle riders locally known as boda bodas complain that the police over arrests them and impounds their motorcycles. One of the boda boda operators who preferred not to be named in this report in order […]

Traffic jam reigns as students get stranded in bus and taxi parks

  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 […]

KCCA director Jenifer Musisi Semakula to light up city streets

KCCA has put aside two million US dollars to install traffic lights onKampalacity streets. Some of the traffic lights in Nankulabye, Namuwongo, Kawempe among other areas last worked 15 years back.  The Executive Director of KCCA, Ms Jenifer Musisi says that the authority wants the traffic light in the city to be functioning. She says […]

Police deploys 1,000 traffic officers on highways

The police force has deployed over 1,000 traffic police officers on various highways in the country. 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 […]