Tag Archives: Traffic police

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 …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Directorate of Traffic Police has announced plans to mount checkpoints to arrest drivers and conductors without COVID-19 vaccination cards. Without mentioning the exact date, the Traffic Police Spokesperson, Faridah Nampiima told journalists on Monday they will soon start checking drivers and their conductors for …

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 …

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 …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Inspector General of Police Martin Okoth Ochola has instructed the Director of Traffic Police to increase deployments on roads during rush hours to eliminate emerging crimes of mob justice. The directive follows a weekend incident where a 40-year-old former driver with the United Nations-UN …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Traffic Police has warned the newly elected members of parliament who will be sworn in starting Monday to strictly come with one vehicle or else risk being turned away. The elected members for the incoming 11th parliament who were elected on 14th January are …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Truck drivers have urged the Uganda police to conduct regular mental tests for drivers in order to reduce road accidents. At least 3,663 people were killed in road accidents in 2020, according to traffic police. Drivers under their umbrella body, Haulage Trucker Drivers Association …

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 |  The Traffic Police in Gulu has intensified enforcement of standard operating procedures on public transport. After public transport resumed last year, transporters have been loading passengers to full capacity and charged them double despite public outcry. The vice is being perpetrated even at this period …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Traffic police have banned fuel, sand and stone trucks from accessing Kampala city centre during voting and tallying of presidential votes. Senior Superintendent of Police –SSP Norman Musinga, the Kampala metropolitan police commander said in a bid to ensure there is peace and uninterrupted traffic …