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BODA BODA ROAD SAFETY AWARENESS RAISING SESSION

May 25, 2022    By admin

Uganda Road Accident Reduction Network Organisation (URRENO) has this morning carried out a road safety awareness raising session with bodaboda (motorcycle) cyclists at the Kira Road Police station playground. This is an activity expected to be part of the line up ahead of the silver jubilee celebrations slated for the... Read More

PARLIAMENTARIANS COMMIT TO ACT ON ROAD SAFETY

May 19, 2022    By admin

The 18th of May has seen Members of the Parliament of Uganda make a commitment to act on issues pertaining to road safety. The Commit To Act campaign is one that is running across the world for a whole week with various countries engaging with people in places of political... Read More

COALITION MEMBERS TRAINED ON MEDIA RELATIONS

May 9, 2022    By admin

The members of the Road Safety Coalition (ROSACU) were on the 5th and 6th of May taken through a training on media relations by a seasoned team of facilitators at the African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME). The training was one of the activities that was to be carried out... Read More

WHICH FEATURES SHOULD THE RIGHT HELMET HAVE?

April 30, 2022    By admin

One of the Road Safety Coalition Uganda (ROSACU) members, Safe Way Right Way (SWRW) on the 29th of April held a meeting with various stakeholders to talk everything related to helmet standards. In attendance were members of Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) technical team and crucial members from the... Read More

COMMUNICATION AND TRANSPARENCY PARAMOUNT FOR ROSACU SUCCESS

April 1, 2022    By admin

The Road Safety Coalition Uganda (ROSACU) is a coalition that was formed by the Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) that are running projects under the Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP). On the 1st of April, we had a coalition meeting and in physical attendance was Mr. Clarence Makori and the Global... Read More

URRENO VALIDATES OHS WORKBOOK

March 17, 2022    By admin

Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) is an element that is not given as much priority in the workspace as we ought to give it. As part of the working tools for the oncoming trainings in the five National Teachers’ Colleges (NTCs), we had a validation workshop program today at Silver... Read More

“WHO REGULATES UGANDA’S SPEED LIMIT” REPORT LAUNCHED

March 1, 2022    By admin

Uganda Road Accident Reduction Network Organisation (URRENO) has joined other Road Safety Coalition Uganda (ROSACU) members today for the Launch of the “Who regulates Uganda’s speed limit report.” This has been made possible by the support from Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI). At the report launch hosted at Mestil Hotel... Read More

Govt should act decisively to improve road safety

February 19, 2022    By admin

In a space of three days, between December 23 and 26, at least 58 people were killed in traffic accidents. More than 190 sustained serious injuries across the country. These are the official police statistics which means that there are many other cases that were not reported and hence didn’t... Read More

Traffic rules should be enforced all the time

February 19, 2022    By admin

The Uganda Traffic Police directorate recently instituted strict measures to curb indiscipline on roads during the festive season. According to Assistant superintendent of Police Faridah Nampiima, the traffic spokesperson, some of the measures include increased surveillance on roads to stop speeding motorists and ensure that only roadworthy vehicles are driven.... Read More

Be responsible, drive carefully

February 19, 2022    By admin

As is the norm, every year at this time, many of us travel upcountry to be with family as we celebrate Christmas and the New Year festivities. This year is no exception. Many have already embarked on this annual journey and others will follow suit. This is evidenced by the... Read More