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Uganda has the worst road crash record in Africa, and as well leads in East Africa with 12 deaths due to road crashes per day.
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Uganda has the worst road crash record in Africa, and as well leads in East Africa with 12 deaths due to road crashes per day.
Uganda’s road crash record is worrying – with 12 deaths recorded every day.
Uganda’s death rates due to road crashes are the highest in Africa, a WHO report revealed.
Many lives are getting lost in road crashes countrywide.
Nine people were confirmed dead after a fatal road crash along Masaka-Mbarara highway on Good Friday, according to Police’s PRO of Traffic and Road Safety, ASP Fraidha Nampiima.
The 2018 report by the United Nations Road Safety Performance Review for Uganda indicated grave issues with the driving training standards. The UN body declared it dysfunctional.
In what seems to be far from delivering a Christmas and New Year message, the minister of works and transport, General Katumba Wamala is expected to address the nation on road crashes.
Stakeholders in Lango have been called for an urgent meeting in Lira City tomorrow to discuss the problem, according to RTO Mathias Okwir.
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