Roads With Most Drunkards In Kampala Named

Posted by: Eninu William in Uganda news August 26, 2023

Police have named the roads where the biggest number of drunkards in Kampala are found. The traffic police spokesperson, Michael Kananura named Ggaba Road, Jinja Road, Kiira Rd.

Others are Entebbe Road, Kampala -Entebbe Express Way, Northern bypass, and some streets in the Central Business District (CBD).

The traffic police have launched large-scale operations to target drunk drivers. This is especially in the Kampala Metropolitan Area and all highways and major roads in the country.

“The traffic directorate has identified high-risk roads where most accidents caused by driving under the influence of alcohol occur. We have therefore decided to intensify operations targeting drivers who drive under the influence of alcohol,” he said on Friday.

“In these operations, we have added a component of taking biometrics (fingerprints). This is so as to have a profile (database) of drivers who will have been found to be driving motor vehicles under the influence of alcohol. This database will subsequently be integrated with that of INTERPOL,” Kananura said.

According to Superintendent of Police, Pamela Kentaro, the traffic and road safety directorate legal officer, section 111 of the Traffic and Road Safety Amendment Act 2020, driving with blood alcohol concentration above the prescribed limit is an offence.

She noted that the Traffic and Road Safety(Prohibited Drugs and Alcohol Limit) Regulations 2023 provides for both prescribed blood alcohol levels and prescribed breath alcohol levels.

“Regulation 3 provides that the prescribed blood alcohol level a driver of a vehicle other than a public service vehicle or ambulance is 50 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood. That of a driver of a public service vehicle or ambulance is 20 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millitres of blood. Regulation 4 provides that the prescribed breath alcohol level for a driver of a vehicle other than a PSV or ambulance is 25 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millitres of blood. That of a driver of a PSV or ambulance is 10 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millitres of breath,” she said.

She said that section 111 (1) of the Traffic and Road Safety Amendment Act 2020 provides that a person who contravenes this law is liable on conviction. This is especially to a fine not exceeding sh6 million or imprisonment not exceeding three years or both.

“At the discretion of the overall commander, the offender can be issued with an express penalty scheme of shs200,000.”

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