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Police reinstates badges for Bus drivers

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Following the recent bus crashes in the country, the Directorate of Traffic and Road Safety has taken a decision to reinstate driver badges immediately, the Traffic Police Spokesperson Faridah Nampiima revealed in a press conference on Monday morning.

“All bus owners have been instructed to submit particulars of all bus drivers to the Ministry of Works and Transport for verification that started January 6, 2023 and this exercise will only last one week until January 12. Thereafter, it will be criminal for any bus driver to take passengers without a badge,” Nampiima said.

She noted that the badge in every passenger bus must clearly display the driver’s photo, their name, permit number, class of the driving permit and the bus company to help police monitor the movement of buses.

Nampiima said reckless driving remains the leading cause of accidents on the roads.

“Divers do not obey traffic signs and rules on the road and drift from one side of the road to another without exercising caution,” she said, adding that some vehicles are also not in good mechanical condition.

She added that many drivers take routes they are not supposed to because of lack of route charts to be followed, and also make more than the recommended trips. A route chart is a document which details the route a specific bus must play and the time it does it.

“Police now direct that all bus owners shall use their buses within the prescribed time in their route charts. No bus shall be allowed to operate on the road out of time,” she said.

On Sunday, a bus crash near the border of Uganda and Kenya killed at least 20 people and injured 49 others. The bus was coming from the Ugandan town of Mbale and it crashed on Saturday night after crossing into Kenya. Four Ugandans were reported to die in the accident.  

On January 6, a nasty bus accident occurred at Adebe trading center, Kamdini leaving 17 dead and over 20 injured. Police identified 14 of the dead bodies whose relatives claimed and bodies were handed over to them for burial.

On 30th December 2022, there was a fatal accident along Ntungamo-Kabale road claiming the lives of six people. The accident involved motor vehicle registration number RAD798B HYUNDAI bus, belonging to Volcano Bus Company and motor vehicle registration number KCU054L (SCANIA) belonging to Oxygen Bus Company.

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