A total of 414 accidents occurred during this period and out of these 75 accidents were fatal, 226 were serious and 113 were minor. Victims There were 404 accident victims during this period and out of these 89 people died and 315 sustained injuries. The region of Kampala North registered the highest 09 people died and 41 were injured, Mbarara registered 08 deaths, Mityana highway 07 deaths, Greater Bushenyi […]
Continue ReadingBy Drenan Bamanya A total of 36 traffic police officers, drawn from the Kampala Metropolitan Area, have been equipped with road policing leadership skills during a one-day workshop at Golf Course Hotel. The workshop was organized by the Directorate of Traffic and Road Safety in patterner ship with Global Road Safety, an International Organ dedicated […]
Continue ReadingChristmas Safety Advice CYBER SECURITY Online shopping Follow these top tips to shop safe online this Christmas: Make sure a website is authentic by carefully checking the address is spelled correctly. Ideally, type it in rather than clicking on a link in an email, text or post. It’s easy for scammers to set up fake […]
Continue ReadingUganda and the rest of the world will celebrate Christmas on 25th /12/2021 boxing day on the 26th/12/2021. End of year and beginning of year on 31st/12/2021 and1st /01/2022 respectively. The festive season is usually characterised by increased movement of goods and persons, increased volume of traffic on roads since its characterised by lots of movements especially from […]
Continue ReadingAs our country, continues to deal with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we urge all Ugandans and visitors in the country, to remain vigilant in the face of the threats posed by COVID-19. As the Joint Security Agencies, we remain concerned due to the very high levels of complacence, exhibited by several members of the public. This degree […]
Continue ReadingDuring this past week, the country registered a further reduction in the number of average daily cases for corona virus. The number of hospitalisations since 28th June, now stands at 4243 with 188 fatalities, and 3169 recoveries. While the trend looks promising the case numbers are still high; as well as the fatalities. All in all, […]
Continue ReadingWe continue with the lockdown and curfew provisions, aimed at curbing the transmission rates of COVID-19. And today 28.06.2021 marks day 10 of the 42 day lockdown, which gives us a balance of 32 days to the end of the lockdown. During the week of 20th to 27th, a total of 4993 new cases of COVID-19 […]
Continue ReadingAs you are all aware, new lockdown measures were issued by H.E The President on the 18.06.2021, to help curb the transmission rates of the deadly variant of COVID-19 in the country. The measures range from the ban on movements and large gatherings, closure of non-essential business and shopping centres, stay at home orders, mask […]
Continue ReadingPolice at Kabalagala yesterday (20/06/2021) registered a fatal accident at around 1825 hours. It is alleged that Police Constable Number 48518 Bosco Owili attached to Field Force Unit Kabalagala Police Station while on his lawful duty was knocked dead by a speeding motorist. The vehicle driver has been identified as Haman Rujjumba, who was driving […]
Continue ReadingFourteen people have been confirmed dead in the morning fatal accident on Masaka – Mbarara highway after a head on collision involving a commuter taxi and a trailer. The accident happened at 7am. A Tanzanian trailer registration number TH77 BVW / T433 BDY Mercedes Benz collided with a Toyota HiAce registration number UBE 995C that […]
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