Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In a significant step towards reducing motorcycle-related fatalities and injuries on Uganda’s roads, Uganda Breweries Limited (UBL) has trained and donated safety gear to over 150 boda boda operators in Luzira, Kampala. The initiative, conducted as part of UBL’s Safety Awareness Week, provided comprehensive road …
Read More »Gov’t urged to strengthen road safety policies
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament have urged government to review and strengthen road safety policies to curb the rising number of fatal road accidents across the country saying many of them are preventable. This call follows the tragic road crash along the Kampala–Gulu highway on 22 …
Read More »Uganda renews road safety concerns after multi-vehicle crash
Kiryandongo, Uganda | Xinhua | After a multi-vehicle crash killed 46 people and injured several others in mid-western Uganda, fresh concerns have emerged over road safety in the East African country. Police said the accident occurred around 12:15 a.m. local time Wednesday in Kiryandongo District on the Kampala-Gulu highway, involving …
Read More »MPs demand govt action on roads and road safety amid accidents
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The country’s poor state of road infrastructure and rising fatalities dominated the plenary sitting in Parliament, with MPs demanding urgent action from government to address funding gaps, stalled road works and worsening road safety conditions. During plenary on Wednesday, 6 August 2025, Speaker of …
Read More »Road safety experts call for safe pedestrian crossing points at busy junctions
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Road safety experts have asked the Ministry of Works and Transport (MoWT) and Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) to provide safe pedestrian crossing points at busy junctions such as Banda. Jackson Musoga, the programs officer for Safe Transport and Survivors Support Uganda (STASSU), said …
Read More »Coca-Cola Beverages and Joe Walker unite to drive road safety through community action
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Boda boda riders – one of the most vulnerable groups on Uganda’s roads – were the focus of a road safety campaign supported by Coca-Cola Beverages Uganda (CCBU), which took place on July 5. CCBU, a company in the Coca-Cola Beverages Africa Group, served …
Read More »Inside Uganda’s speed-limit regulation U-turn
How divergent interests emerged in the country’s latest road safety rollout Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | The government’s recent rollout of the “EPS Auto” speed limit regulations—and their swift suspension amid public backlash—has exposed the conflicting interests of the Ministry of Works and Transport, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, road …
Read More »EACOP, Safe Way Right Way partner to improve road safety in Uganda’s pipeline corridor
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) Ltd, in partnership with Safe Way Right Way Initiative Ltd (SWRW), has launched the EACOP Community Road Safety Project (CRSP), a major step in improving road safety in Uganda’s pipeline corridor. The launch event, held at Hotel …
Read More »Joe Walker: The tireless road safety champion
KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | For Joseph Beyanga, better known as Joe Walker, road safety is not a mere campaign, but a personal mission driven by a deep concern for the thousands of lives lost on Uganda’s roads every year. What began as a bold idea to raise awareness …
Read More »Joe Walker’s Road Safety Mission: The walk ends, but the journey continues
KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | After miles of endurance, countless conversations, and firm determination, Joe Walker has completed yet another powerful road safety walk. His journey, supported by Coca-Cola Beverages Uganda (CCBU), may have ended, but the mission to make Uganda’s roads safer is far from over. Every year, …
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