{"id":55374,"date":"2023-09-13T11:14:37","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T11:14:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/accidents-claim-20000-on-northern-corridor"},"modified":"2023-09-13T12:43:47","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T12:43:47","slug":"accidents-claim-20000-on-northern-corridor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/accidents-claim-20000-on-northern-corridor","title":{"rendered":"Accidents claim 20,000 on Northern Corridor"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>At least 20,000 people lost lives along the Northern Corridor last year, officials from the Northern Corridor Transit and Transport Association have revealed.<\/p>\n

The 12,000-kilometre transit and transport route links the port of Mombasa in Kenya to East African Community (EAC) member states, including Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda, DR Congo and South Sudan.<\/p>\n

Mr Omae Nyarandi, the executive secretary of the association, said: \u201cWe continue to record several fatal accidents along this Northern Corridor route and that is why we are here to launch the campaign on road safety.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr Nyarandi said they last year carried out eyesight checks on 800 truck drivers and 240 had bad eyesight and are receiving treatment.<\/p>\n

He added that they were setting up road rest stations with washrooms, where truck drivers refresh before they embark on the journey.<\/p>\n

Mr Nyarandi said Uganda has more than 2,000kms of the Northern Corridor road that goes through Kenya, while Rwanda, Burundi, the DR Congo and South Sudan account for close to 10,000kms.<\/p>\n

In terms of trade from Mombasa, he said Uganda accounts for a total of eight million tonnes of goods.<\/p>\n

The road safety campaign is being undertaken in partnership with the Ministry of Works and Transport, Uganda National Roads Authority (Unra), Uganda National Transport Association and the Uganda Police.<\/p>\n

Mr William Busolu, the chairperson of Uganda National Transport Association, attributed the high number of accidents to drug abuse and lack of rest for the truck drivers.<\/p>\n

Mr Busolu said: \u201cWe are telling truck drivers to have enough rest and not to resort to drugs as a way of beating sleep because the only solution is to sleep and not drugs.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cLast year, we had 4,000 fatal accidents in Uganda alone, which accounts for 15 fatal accidents every day,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Mr Busolu said they would set up 25 rest stations for truck drivers in Uganda.<\/p>\n

He said they were in the process of setting up laws that govern the drivers\u2019 road rest stations, and liaise with the police to arrest reckless drivers.<\/p>\n

The truck drivers, however, said the bad roads and lack of proper road markings are to blame for the accidents.<\/p>\n

Mr Zadock Magina, one of the truck drivers, said many roads are in a bad state, which is a challenge at night.<\/p>\n

Mr Nasser Balikuluya, another truck driver, asked authorities to focus on drivers of small passenger vehicles, saying majority lack driving permits and are reckless.<\/p>\n

Mr Rahman Mukungu, also a truck driver, said vandalising road signs had become rampant in the region.<\/p>\n

\u201cRoad signs are very important because they tell you that you are approaching a sharp bend, school, hump or bridge; but where they have been vandalised provides a challenge to the truck drivers,\u201d Mr Mukungu said.<\/p>\n

Laws<\/b><\/p>\n

Under the various legal regimes on road safety such as the Roads Act, UNRA Act, Traffic and Road Safety Act, among others and under the UN Development Goals; SDG 3.6 and SDG 11.2, which seek to provide access to safe, affordable, accessible and sustainable transport by 2030, it is the government\u2019s responsibility to provide safe and adequate infrastructure.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Uganda. At least 20,000 people lost lives along the Northern Corridor last year, officials from the Northern Corridor Transit and Transport Association have revealed. The 12,000-kilometre transit and transport route links the port of Mombasa in Kenya to East African Community (EAC) member states, including Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda, DR Congo and South Sudan. 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