By Mutabazi Sam Stewart Bodaboda also known as Okada or Motor cycle taxis are a very big menace to society. In Kampala city and its surroundings at least four people lose their lives every day in Bodaboda accidents. Many more people are injured while others become permanently incapacitated after accidents. Bodaboda in some case could …
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After many years of waiting, Kampala city finally has buses. The Kayola Electric Buses built by Kira Motors Corporation (KMC) started operations on 27th August 2022. The buses move from Bweyogerere to Busega (21km) on the Northern bypass only. They make a maximum of ten trips per day. This is a trial run which when …
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Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) recently published an international bidding call for the Kampala Flyover Project (KFP), a large scale multimillion dollar construction plan. The project will be executed with a long term loan from Japanese Government for a repayment period of 40 years. The Flyover will be constructed from Clock Tower to Kitgum House …
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Edwards air force base in Colorado US, is the safest place to land an aeroplane in the world. Although it handles mainly space shuttles, it’s an exemplification of safety for aircraft while landing and taking off. With a runway of 12km is so safe that the pilot coming to land can basically close their eyes …
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It’s irritating to find that your car has many dents on its body. Some of them, you are not even aware when it got them. Some are minor while others are bigger. We all love our cars and would wish to keep their shiny body. Unfortunately, it’s hard to keep your car without a scratches …
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Introduction Numerous Master Plans developed in Sub Saharan Africa since colonial times. Most of these Master Plans partially implemented. Sub Saharan Africa has many failed plans not because of lack of skills of its people but rather lack of confidence by those supposed to implement them. Uganda has the National Transport Master Plan (NTMP) and …
Open road drainage channels in busy urban areas and towns make an ugly sight and are troublesomeness to business and neatness in those areas. The drainage system is an important part of the road because it moves storm water away from the surface of the road by diverting it into larger drainage channels and finally to …
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Transportation economists concur that traffic jam in cities during peak hours is inevitable since a large number of people are competing for road space at the same time. Majority advise against expansion of roads as a measure to address this challenge. Of course cities cannot go on expanding road lanes coz, in the long run, …
The Daily Monitor has reported in it’s latest edition today that Ministry of Works and Transport is proposing to reduce the speed limit of vehicles in built-up areas, trading centres and urban areas from the current 50Kph to 30Kph. This is not right and it is based on wrong assumption and poor analysis of road …
Don’t Reduce Speed Limit on Highways, Remove road vendors and Markets instead! Read More »
Cable cars or rope ways are like a beautiful girl who fails get a man to marry her. Everyone knows they are beautiful but no man is willing to commit. Most know her beauty, they talk about it openly, she has some good qualities, she is not materialistic ( expensive) but she remains single. The …
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