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Minister of Transport and Works, Gen. Katumba Wamala has said they agreed with the transport operators to reduce transport fares. This is for passengers using taxis and buses and on journeys within the Kampala Metropolitan Area and from the city upcountry. This is because they can now carry passengers at full capacity. “We sat down with the transporters to discuss ...

President Museveni during his speech on Friday directed transport facilitators to carry 100% capacity again as the norm had been. This is good news to both the facilitators and the customers because it means a lot of things. This means especially for the customers, transport fares are going to reduce. For the facilitators, they will not have to wrestle to ...

Statistics from the Police show that 20,000 road accidents happen every year. Road safety in Uganda has apparently remained a very big concern. Not a single day has passed without hearing a report on lives lost in a road accident. The number of road accidents every year only implies over 2000 deaths, due to reckless driving by undisciplined passenger service ...

The Government has officially banned all of its officials from the continued use of public transport. This is due to the fear of the rapid contraction or spreading of the deadly coronavirus with its new fast-spreading variants A memo dated June 17, 2021, to commissioners, Executive Directors, and all staff informed them of the worsening covid-19 situation. This, therefore, necessitated ...

Police reports emerging from Masaka indicate that a total of 14 people travelling in a taxi on Masaka-Mbarara road have perished in an accident. #KazofmUpdates14 people have been confirmed dead in today's fatal accident on Masaka – Mbarara highway after a head on collision involving a commuter taxi and a trailer.Masaka Region Police spokesperson, Muhamad Nsubuga has confirmed the incident. ...