Tag Archives: motorcycles

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The traffic police at Kampala Central Police Station has impounded 63 motorcycles in an operation against illegal roadside stages. Elly Kaigwa, the CPS traffic police commander spearheaded the operation in which the motorcycles were impounded majorly on Kampala road and Jinja road. Patrick Onyango, the …

  Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Thirty-eight motorcycles have been stolen in Gulu city in the last two months according to Gulu City Boda Boda Motorcycle Association. George Teka-kwo, the Head of Enforcement under Gulu City Boda Boda Motorcycle Association says some of the riders lost the motorcycles to robbers …

Hero Motocorp has retained the coveted title world’s largest manufacturer of two wheelers. Kampala, Uganda | Patricia Akankwatsa | Hero Motocorp, the world’s largest manufacturer of premium motorcycles and scooters hit and surpassed the colossal 100,000,000 units in cumulative production milestone. Being at the fore of providing mobility to the aspirations …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police force logistics directorate has procured 100 motorcycles for detectives in hard to reach areas. Criminal Investigations director AIGP Grace Akullo announced in July 2019 that the Inspector General of Police Martin Okoth Ochola had promised to procure motorcycles for investigators particularly in remote …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Revenue Authority-URA has temporarily halted its operations targeting Kenyan registered motorcycles operating in the Eastern Uganda border districts. The tax body launched the operation early this month to impound the illegal motorcycles in Busia and Malaba in Tororo. The operation was meant to extend …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Revenue Authority-URA has launched an operation to impound motorcycles with Kenyan number plates that are operating in parts of Eastern Uganda. The operation which is underway in the districts of Busia, Malaba and Tororo will also be extended to Lwakhakha in Namisindwa and Amudat …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Police force has distributed 96 motorcycles to all its eighteen divisions in Kampala metropolitan area ahead of Thursday’s elections. The motorcycles are intended to enable swift response to election-related violence that may arise during or after the polling exercise. A security source said …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police records for the last three years show that on average, 800 cars are stolen in Kampala metropolitan every year. Similarly, 900 motorcycles also get stolen each year in Kampala city and the neighboring districts of Wakiso and Mukono. However, a partial report on the …

Kasese, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Over 200 families in Isule parish, Maliba subcounty in Kasese district are without a place of abode after mudslides covered their homes in the area. But even mobile assets were not spared, among these five boda boda motorcycles whose owners had taken shelter only for …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Records at the Criminals Investigations Directorate – CID indicate that on average 4,000 motorcycles are stolen every year in Uganda. That is 11 motorcycles are lost daily. The directorate indicates that 13,120 motorcycles have been stolen between 2019 and 2017. Data shows 2018 had …