Tag Archives: Buses

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Businesses in Kampala, other major cities and on highways were disrupted Saturday morning as the country launched the monthly National Cleaning Day. The day that was preceded by announcements by the Office of the Prime Minister, which were widely amplified by other agencies and the …

Kampala, Uganda | NEWS ANALYSIS | The deaths of 20 pupils and one adult in Friday’s school bus crash in Kapchorwa have reignited calls for Uganda to fully implement smart enforcement, with commercial drivers and road safety experts arguing that technology-driven enforcement could help curb reckless driving before it turns …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The government is set to introduce mandatory colour-coding for all school vans and buses as part of wider measures to improve the safety of learners on the country’s roads. The move is among key recommendations made by the recently constituted inter-ministerial committee formed to review school …

  SSENOGA: We realised that we don’t have quality sanitary pads at an affordable price in Uganda. After long research and study, we came up with Union Sanitary Pads under a campaign, Kili Clear   Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | It’s an age-old story in Uganda. Thousands of girls and …

  Transport Sector Leaders Unite to Launch National Alliance   Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is a reason business product advisor Fred Ssenoga Bagenda speaks passionately about the future of Uganda’s transport sector. The numbers he sees make the transport sector a powerful economic vehicle that could well …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Absa Bank Uganda has partnered with Tata Uganda to make it easier for schools across the country to acquire safe, modern, and reliable buses for their learners. This partnership will address one of the education sector’s most persistent challenges – of affordable, quality school transport. …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Science, Innovation and Technology has set a target: Uganda’s entire public transport system to be electrified by 2030. This is now part of the national e-mobility strategy whose implementation started last year as a blueprint to guide all activities in the industry …

Minister Insists UWA will Continue Charging Vehicles Passing through Murchison Falls Park Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The State Minister for Wildlife and Antiquities Martin Mugarra Bahinduka has said the Uganda Wildlife Authority-UWA will continue charging vehicles transiting through Murchison Falls National Park. Speaking on Tuesday at Uganda Media …

KIGALI, RWANDA | Xinhua | There is a new sight on the streets of Kigali, the capital city of Rwanda: new electric vehicles whizzing among the old gasoline-powered vehicles. The Kigali city authorities in partnership with BasiGo, a Kenyan based company launched the pilot electric buses in public transport earlier …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation Monica Musenero said the government has started the process of investing massively in electric public transport means including vehicles and motorbikes to help drive down emissions. “We have come up with a plan and an inter-ministerial taskforce that …