UTODA impounds fake driving permits
Jan 11, 2009
OVER 800 forged driving permits were handed over to the Police in 2008, the Uganda Taxi Operators and Drivers Association (UTODA) national chairman, John Ndyomugyenyi, has said.
By John Kasozi
OVER 800 forged driving permits were handed over to the Police in 2008, the Uganda Taxi Operators and Drivers Association (UTODA) national chairman, John Ndyomugyenyi, has said.
Ndyomugyenyi said another 200 driving permits with forged light omni-bus (class) stamps were also handed over to the Police.
“Last year, we tested about 2,000 UTODA drivers and 1,200 passed and acquired computerised driving permits. This year, we are looking forward to getting rid of all forged driving permits,†he said.
Speaking from his office in Kampala on Friday, Ndyomugyenyi cautioned drivers with forged or uncomputerised driving permits to get new ones before the end of the year.
He said they would conduct workshops on customer care, defensive driving and Highway Code for all their drivers, adding that they would also deal with behavioural change of drivers and conductors.
Ndyomugyenyi appealed to the Government to repaint and replace signposts that have been vandalised. “Culprits who vandalise signposts should be apprehended and prosecuted.â€
He also said UTODA plans to improve on transport service delivery, adding: “Taxis will this year pick passengers from residential estates like Nsimbe Naalya, Jomayi (Nalumunye) and Akright (Kakungulu, Kirinya and Lubowa). Passengers will not need to move up to the main road to board taxis.â€
Meanwhile, UTODA chief claims officer Hajji Musa Lukwago said their stores at Kibuye and in Kampala are filled with unclaimed baggage, which include cellular phones and passports.
The passports belong to Jane Namayanja, Margaret Nazziwa, Teopista Mary Nanyumbi and Peter Mudoola.
Other people whose passports are in the stores are Peter Karanja Karithu (Kenyan), Seraphne Uzamurera (Rwandan), Samanya Were and Amina Muhammed. There is also a driving permit in the names of Philop Kikangire.
Lukwago urged the people to go for their property, saying they would not be charged.
He advised travellers to attach a label with their names and phone numbers on their luggage so that they can easily be contacted in case they forget their luggage in the vehicle.
OVER 800 forged driving permits were handed over to the Police in 2008, the Uganda Taxi Operators and Drivers Association (UTODA) national chairman, John Ndyomugyenyi, has said.
Ndyomugyenyi said another 200 driving permits with forged light omni-bus (class) stamps were also handed over to the Police.
“Last year, we tested about 2,000 UTODA drivers and 1,200 passed and acquired computerised driving permits. This year, we are looking forward to getting rid of all forged driving permits,†he said.
Speaking from his office in Kampala on Friday, Ndyomugyenyi cautioned drivers with forged or uncomputerised driving permits to get new ones before the end of the year.
He said they would conduct workshops on customer care, defensive driving and Highway Code for all their drivers, adding that they would also deal with behavioural change of drivers and conductors.
Ndyomugyenyi appealed to the Government to repaint and replace signposts that have been vandalised. “Culprits who vandalise signposts should be apprehended and prosecuted.â€
He also said UTODA plans to improve on transport service delivery, adding: “Taxis will this year pick passengers from residential estates like Nsimbe Naalya, Jomayi (Nalumunye) and Akright (Kakungulu, Kirinya and Lubowa). Passengers will not need to move up to the main road to board taxis.â€
Meanwhile, UTODA chief claims officer Hajji Musa Lukwago said their stores at Kibuye and in Kampala are filled with unclaimed baggage, which include cellular phones and passports.
The passports belong to Jane Namayanja, Margaret Nazziwa, Teopista Mary Nanyumbi and Peter Mudoola.
Other people whose passports are in the stores are Peter Karanja Karithu (Kenyan), Seraphne Uzamurera (Rwandan), Samanya Were and Amina Muhammed. There is also a driving permit in the names of Philop Kikangire.
Lukwago urged the people to go for their property, saying they would not be charged.
He advised travellers to attach a label with their names and phone numbers on their luggage so that they can easily be contacted in case they forget their luggage in the vehicle.