Tag Archives: taxi

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Taxi fares across Kampala and surrounding areas have risen as a traffic police crackdown on old and mechanically defective taxis, aka DMCs, leaves hundreds of vehicles off the roads. The shortage of taxis has affected passengers along several routes, with operators taking advantage of increased demand …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Hundreds of passengers were left stranded across the Kampala metropolitan area on Monday as traffic police launched a crackdown on commuter taxis in dangerous mechanical condition. The operation, which began as early as 6:00 a.m., targeted dilapidated 14-seater taxis commonly known as “gganyegenya” operating in Kampala, …

  Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Fourteen people, including the driver of a commuter taxi, were killed in a head-on collision with a sand-laden truck at Kamuwunga Trading Centre along the Lwera swamp stretch on the Masaka-Kampala Highway in Kalungu District. The fatal crash occurred at about 11:40 p.m. on Monday, …

  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 …

Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least four people have been confirmed dead and 13 others seriously injured following a road accident this morning in Busia District. The incident occurred at around 6:40 a.m. at Amungura Bridge along the Busia–Tororo Road, when a Toyota Hiace, registration number UA 889AM, plunged …

NEW YORK, the United States | TASS | Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said that the first fully autonomous delivery of a Tesla Model Y self-driving taxi was completed a day ahead of schedule. “The first fully autonomous delivery of a Tesla Model Y from factory to a customer home …

Buyende, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Busoga North have confirmed the death of four individuals who were traveling in a commuter taxi that plunged into Nalujjo Swamp in Kagulu Sub-county, Buyende District. The accident occurred when a commuter taxi, registration number UBD 160F, en route from Buyende to …

Nakasongola, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least five passengers died on the spot, and six others were seriously injured after a taxi collided with a milk truck on Sunday night.  The accident occurred around 8:30 p.m. at Kyalweza Village in Nakasongola District along the Kampala–Gulu highway. It involved a …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A team of police officers led by the bomb squad was Monday dispatched to the scene of Sunday’s  devastating taxi fire in Jinja city, which left two people dead on the spot. The team, led by Kiira regional police commander Charles Nsaba, is conducting …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three people were killed after a commuter taxi went up in flames along Clive Road East in the Southern Division of Jinja City. The incident involved a commuter taxi with registration number UBA 463B, which had 18 passengers and departed from the Jinja taxi …