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Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>All stationary vehicles and those that remain unattended to along highways will be towed away and auctioned, government has resolved.<\/p>\n

This is part of the string of resolutions arrived at during the three-hour-long crisis meeting convened by Speaker Anita Among on July 13 to address the escalating road crashes in Uganda.<\/p>\n

As she opened plenary on Thursday afternoon, Speaker Among said that the meeting she chaired in her boardroom at Parliament had resolved to activate the plan already entrenched in the Road Safety Act.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhereas the Traffic and Road Safety Act, 1998 has attendant regulations that have aided its operationalisation, the Roads Act, 2019 which addresses various aspects of road safety, does not have regulations,\u201d Ms Among said adding that, \u201cthere is need for regulations to operationalise section 57, 58 and 59 on the towing and auctioning of abandoned or broken down automobiles on carriage ways.\u201d<\/p>\n

In order to activate this provision, Ministry of Works has been ordered to \u201cexpedite the development of regulations to operationalise the Roads Act, 2019.\u201d<\/p>\n

Speaker Among told plenary that \u201cthe Minister of Works undertook to table regulations operationalizing the Roads Act, 2019 within one month [and must be ready] by 13th August.\u201d<\/p>\n

The meeting was attended by key stakeholders within the transport sector and they included Government Chief Whip Mr Hamson Obua, Uganda Roads Authority (UNRA) Executive Director Ms Allen Kagina, officials from Ministry of Works, Uganda Police Force officials and a section of legislators.<\/p>\n

To support the above directive, it was resolved UNRA \u201chas immediately offered at least 8 tow vehicles to tow abandoned vehicles\u201d off the highways.<\/p>\n

In the event that there are any road accidents that occur in any part of the country the meeting resolved that the \u201cMinister of ICT and National Guidance and Uganda Communications Commission should ensure the immediate dissemination of pop up messages on road safety to all mobile phone subscribers,\u201d Ms Among read the resolution to plenary on Thursday afternoon.<\/p>\n

It was noted that \u201cgovernment vehicles continue to be the highest perpetrators of traffic offences including road crashes\u201d because Police officials reported too in the meeting that \u201cIn 2022, over 500 government vehicles were involved in accidents.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a bid to widened and allow motorists adequate spaces along highways, \u201cUNRA is directed to immediately remove roadside markets and taxi parks that have encroached onto roads and road reserves,\u201d said Ms Among.<\/p>\n

Some of the markets to be affected by this directive include those at Busega, Lukaya, Kireka and Kyaliwajala.<\/p>\n

Government was also directed to enforce speed limits around blind and black spots mostly in areas that have markets, schools and other public facilities.<\/p>\n

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