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January 23, 2026January 23, 2026

Govt issues road safety dos and don’ts for festive season

The Minister of Works and Transport, Gen Katumba Wamala, has urged Ugandans to respect road rules and ensure their safety during the festive period. Gen Katumba, in a speech read by Ms Barbara Namugambe, the undersecretary of the Ministry of Works and Transport, during the launch of the road safety week and launch of mandatory vehicle inspection, warned that the festive season normally brings recklessness among road users and that this time around, caution must be exercised to avoid road carnage. The event was held at Namanve, outside Kampala City.

“We are going into Christmas. And if we all avoid road crashes, we should be able to smile. As we approach the festive season, I urge all road users to prioritise safety and reflect on the dangers of road crashes,” he said. Gen Katumba added that there has been an ongoing sensitisation of road users across the country, adding that this year, the focus is on safe vehicles for a safer Uganda. He said, unlike previous years, this year's sensitisation campaigns have been held in various parts of the country, including the painting of zebra crossings.

Kampala at a Crossroads: What New Research Reveals About Mobility, Governance, and the City’s Public Health Risks

Every day in Kampala, millions of people inch through gridlock, dodge swarming boda-bodas threading through narrow gaps in traffic, inhale dangerously polluted air, and walk along streets rarely designed for pedestrians. These conditions, and more, are often dismissed as ordinary transport frustrations. Yet researchers at Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH) are examining how such everyday realities translate into public health outcomes, shaped not simply by congestion, but by governance, policy, and power. Their work forms part of a multi-country project investigating the political economy of urban mobility in three African cities.

Read more on The Makerere University School of Public Health website.

November 15, 2025January 23, 2026

This Year’s 60km Joe Walker Remembrance Walk Flagged Off

A team of walkers led by journalist and road safety advocate Joseph Beyanga, popularly known as Joe Walker, this morning set off for a 60-kilometre Road Safety Remembrance Walk from Sheraton Hotel in Kampala.

The 2025 Joe Walker Remembrance Relay Walk, organised in a relay format, aims to commemorate lives lost on Uganda’s roads and raise nationwide awareness about the need for safer road practices.

Uganda adopts new approach to road carnage after failing on global target

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Works and Transport is now appealing for support from the public to reduce traffic accident deaths by at least half by 2030.

This is one of the new approaches that Uganda has decided to employ having performed poorly in the first UN-supported global resolution to half the deaths by 2020. Globally, road traffic crashes are the 18th leading cause of death, with more than 1.35 million deaths and up to a 50million injuries recorded every year according to the Global status report on road safety.

More than 40 dead after multi-vehicle crash in Uganda

Forty-six people have been killed after several vehicles crashed on a major highway in Uganda, the police say. The police revised down an earlier death toll of 63, saying they had mistakenly included victims who were unconscious and were now being treated.

The crash occurred when two buses travelling in opposite directions "met head on" while trying to overtake two other vehicles – a lorry and a car – on the Kampala-Gulu Highway at 00:15 local time (21:15 GMT), the Uganda Police Force said.

Shifting the Narrative on Global Road Safety

For Kenyan journalists, being labeled an accident reporter is not a compliment. According to BBC Africa Health Correspondent Dorcas Wangira, "It's actually an insult."

New hires are often given the unloved job of covering Kenya's fatal road crashes. "I started out in local media in Kenya," Wangira says. "But as I grew, it became clear that it's not just about deaths, it's about solutions and what we can do. Stories are about what changes."

Read more on The ThinkGlobalHealth website.

October 24, 2025January 23, 2026

Road Safety Statistics for 2024: Progress continues amid persistent challenges

In 2024, 19,940 people lost their lives in road crashes across the EU, according to latest statistics released by the European Commission today. This represents a 2% decrease compared to 2023 and marks continued, but slow, progress toward the EU's Vision Zero goal of halving road deaths and serious injuries by 2030 and getting close to eliminating them by 2050.

At 45 deaths per million population, the EU continues to have among the safest roads globally. However, behind these statistics are thousands of families and communities affected by tragic and preventable losses.

Read more on The European Commission website.

October 24, 2025January 23, 2026

Speaker Anita Among Car Survives Collision With Trailer in Mukono

Mukono, Uganda | Speaker of Parliament Rt. Hon. Anita Annet Among on Saturday evening narrowly survived a road incident when a speeding trailer nearly rammed into her official convoy along the Kampala–Jinja highway near Mukono.

According to Parliament’s Director of Communications, Chris Obore, the incident occurred at about 5:45 p.m when the Speaker was returning to Kampala from Bugweri District, where she had been campaigning for President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni in her capacity as NRM Second National Vice Chairperson (Female).

Uganda Police Issue Traffic Guidelines for 2026 Presidential Nominations in Kampala

The Uganda Police Force has released stringent traffic guidelines to manage the anticipated influx of candidates, supporters, and media in Kampala during the 2026 presidential nominations set for September 23, and 24, 2025.

The measures aim to prevent the gridlock and unrest that marred past electoral events, particularly during the 2021 nominations, as the country prepares for a heated race culminating in the January 12, 2026, general election.

Kampala Records Drop In Road Fatalities, Launches Speed Management Media Campaign

Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has released its fourth Annual Road Safety Report, revealing a 2% reduction in road traffic deaths in 2024 compared to the previous year. In addition, the Authority has launched a new mass media campaign aimed at curbing speeding in school zones and other high-risk areas.

The Kampala Annual Road Safety Report 2024, developed from police crash records highlights both progress and ongoing challenges in the city’s road safety efforts. Reported fatalities fell from 411 in 2023 to 404 in 2024, reducing the death rate from 10.6 to 9.9 per 100,000 population.