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Police collects Sh170M from drunk, speeding drivers

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The traffic police statistics for September indicate that they collected Shillings 170 million in penalties from drunk drivers and those driving above the speed limit. According to the September report, 474 drivers were arrested and fined Shillings 200,000 each for driving under the influence …

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Gov’t spends UGX 296 million on accident victims daily: Report

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has adopted a report by the Health Committee recommending heavy fines and withdrawal of driving licenses for frequent victims of over speeding, driving under influence of alcohol, and reckless driving. This is one of the 17 recommendations in a report on the magnitude of …

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UGX 4.8 Billion collected in operations targeting traffic defaulters

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | About 4.8 billion shillings has so far been collected in the ongoing operations against traffic penalty defaulters. Although the traffic police headquarters at Nateete police station have not yet divulged the total collection, a senior traffic officer has revealed that by Wednesday last week, they were …

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Police launch crackdown on defaulters of express penalty tickets

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have kicked off operations of impounding vehicles that have defaulted on paying the express penalty tickets issued by traffic police officers. The tickets are issued to motorists who violate traffic regulations in Uganda, in line with the Traffic and Road Safety Regulations, 2013. The …

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Lockdown, mobile phones misuse fuel rampant road crashes

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The traffic police have cited the Covid-19 lockdown and distractions like speaking on phones as major causes of the rampant road crashes. Traffic police spokesperson Faridah Nampiima, said their investigations into the recent tyre bursts have established that the bursting tyres are mostly on those vehicles …

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Traffic police bribery

New research makes recommendations Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Corrupt exchanges in the police are regulated by the taken-for-granted rules of the game. These legitimise police misconduct, curtail detection and define the scales of bribery. Likewise, there are socialisation and rationalisation processes among offenders and police officers that lead …

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Minister Otafiire condemns shooting of traffic police officer

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Internal Affairs Minister, Maj Gen (Rtd) Kahinda Otafiire has condemned the shooting of a traffic police officer by a UPDF soldier still at large, saying the perpetrator will face justice. Otafiire said having been part of the National Resistance Army that shot its way to …

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Traffic police impound over 1,000 motorcycles with obscured number plates

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Over 1,000 motorcycles have been impounded for bearing obscured number plates in the ongoing operations by traffic police since last week. Traffic police spokesperson Assistant Superintendent of Police -ASP Faridah Nampiima said that the ongoing operations against motorcyclists with obscured number plates are intended to …

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Gateway bus catches fire in Mpigi

Mpigi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A bus belonging to Gateway bus company has burst up flames in Mpigi district. A statement from traffic police shows that the incident happened at around midday at the Kampiringisa police checkpoint in Kamengo sub-county, along the Kampala-Masaka highway. An incident report from the traffic …

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