Rotten transport system!
EDITOR—I wish to extend my sincere condolences to all those who have lost their dear ones in road accidents. The recent deaths of the three young girls on the the Mubende-Kampala highway was very sad. These children would have been our future leaders.
EDITOR—I wish to extend my sincere condolences to all those who have lost their dear ones in road accidents. The recent deaths of the three young girls on the the Mubende-Kampala highway was very sad. These children would have been our future leaders.
The adults who have died so tragically in road accidents would have been useful people. Life is so precious and dear. I want to point out that we are reaping the fruits of corruption in the transport industry. Most of these so-called taxi drivers are operating on forged driving permits!
They are untrained, and have no respect for life. Our old roads are narrow and in many areas in and around Kampala and other towns in Uganda, when roads are constructed, the pedestrians’ rights are not taken into consideration.
A case in point is Mawanda Road that connects Kalerwe and Kiira Road in Kawempe. This is a very important feeder road. Many people—students, pupils and working people use this route everyday.
But the carelessness manner in which motorists overtake each other on this road forces one to say a prayer of protection once you hit this road. In fact, a couple of days ago, another pupil was hit dead on this road. What does this seem to tell us? Something is rotten in our transport system.
This needs to be checked immediately. Secondly, do we have something to learn from the Kenyan experience? How has the Kenyan traffic system addressed it? We cannot continue losing our dear ones like this. Something must be done.
Linda Akullo
Kampala
The adults who have died so tragically in road accidents would have been useful people. Life is so precious and dear. I want to point out that we are reaping the fruits of corruption in the transport industry. Most of these so-called taxi drivers are operating on forged driving permits!
They are untrained, and have no respect for life. Our old roads are narrow and in many areas in and around Kampala and other towns in Uganda, when roads are constructed, the pedestrians’ rights are not taken into consideration.
A case in point is Mawanda Road that connects Kalerwe and Kiira Road in Kawempe. This is a very important feeder road. Many people—students, pupils and working people use this route everyday.
But the carelessness manner in which motorists overtake each other on this road forces one to say a prayer of protection once you hit this road. In fact, a couple of days ago, another pupil was hit dead on this road. What does this seem to tell us? Something is rotten in our transport system.
This needs to be checked immediately. Secondly, do we have something to learn from the Kenyan experience? How has the Kenyan traffic system addressed it? We cannot continue losing our dear ones like this. Something must be done.
Linda Akullo
Kampala