Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Police Force will start enforcing a new 90 km/h limit on highways as soon as appropriate signage is put in place by the Ministry of Works and Transport. The recently unveiled fresh guidance on speed limits across the country is part of a renewed effort …
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Smart systems, speed limits, and infrastructure design offer a blueprint for reversing Uganda’s alarming road toll. NEWS ANALYSIS | THE INDEPENDENT | Helsinki, Finland, has set a global benchmark in road safety after completing an entire year without a single traffic-related death. The city’s achievement, which officials describe as the …
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The ITMS helped the Uganda Police Force in 2025 to track, find, and return 32 cars and 13 motorcycles that had been reported stolen Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | For seven years, Dathive Mukeshimana has maneuvered through Kampala’s chaotic traffic as a boda boda rider — a job she …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Directorate of Traffic and Road Safety has announced a comprehensive traffic management plan to facilitate the smooth and secure movement of teams, officials, and guests during the upcoming African Nations Championship (CHAN). In a July 30, 2025, press statement, Michael Kananura, the spokesperson …
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Controversy over delay to implement tech-driven traffic regulations enforcement system ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | A month after the government paused the Express Penalty System (EPS Auto) for review, road safety experts and activists are demanding its quicker-implementation. The road safety advocates are concerned that the EPS Auto system could easily …
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While policymakers point to timelines and legal frameworks to justify readiness, the public often experiences these reforms as impositions rather than collaborations. That Auto-EPS took two decades to materialise but still managed to catch its target population off guard is evidence of a hollow civic process, more internal than inclusive, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A concerned citizen, Kagingo Muhammad Brutus, has petitioned the High Court seeking an interim injunction to halt the issuance of digital number plates and the collection of express traffic penalty fees. He argues that the company currently handling the process, Joint Stock Company Global …
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Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Works and Transport has announced that it has suspended the automated Express Penalty System (EPS Auto), “following a comprehensive review.” Minister Gen Katumba Wamala will brief the press Thursday morning and detail the way forward. In their statement, the Ministry of Works …
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The new traffic fines: Road safety improvements vs financial gains COMMENT | Samson Tinka | Road safety is a multifaceted issue that requires the cooperation of individuals, communities, and governments for it to work. By promoting awareness, enforcing laws, improving infrastructure, and encouraging community involvement, we can work towards safer roads …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Leader of the Opposition in Parliament, Joel Ssenyonyi, has written to the Minister of Works and Transport, Gen. Edward Katumba Wamala, over the recently implemented automated electronic penalty system—EPS. Motorists today blamed the massive jams that hit the Kampala City Central Business District …
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