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Travel chaos raises Covid-19 spread risk
Wednesday June 09 2021
Travellers crowd Namayiba Bus Terminal in Kampala to catch buses to their respective destinations yesterday. Many bus operators hiked transport fares following the influx of travellers. PHOTOS/MICHAEL KAKUMIRIZI
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In the city’s bus terminals, travellers swarmed the facilities to catch a bus seat, whose fare had more than doubled due to the swelling number of travellers.
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For the last two days, there has been a bee-hive of activities in downtown Kampala as travellers race against time to beat the new presidential deadline for inter-district travel which expires tomorrow.
In the city’s bus terminals, travellers swarmed the facilities to catch a bus seat, whose fare had more than doubled due to the swelling number of travellers.
Daily Monitor
Monday May 03 2021
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Snatching of mobile phones is most common along Norhern Bypass, Entebbe highway, followed by a stretch between New Taxi Park and Busega Township, Bombo Road, and Gayaza Road.
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The theft of mobile phones is the biggest crime committed in Kampala and the surrounding areas, according to authorities.
Police say the theft of mobile phones is the work of petty robbers who are tapping into the lucrative second-hand phone market.
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Most people fall victim to thieves when they are inside vehicles and cannot get the time to pursue the criminals or seek help instantly. Even those who have attempted to chase the thieves end up being assaulted by the same criminals.
Daily Monitor
Monday April 26 2021
The current state of Old Taxi Park as it undergoes renovation. KCCA says it will be reopened to traffic on May 8. PHOTO/ ALEX ESAGALA
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The upgrade of the Old Taxi Park has been delayed by the installation of an automated system, which is aimed at creating orderliness in the facility, the deputy executive director of Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), Mr David Luyimbazi, has said.
His revelation follows complaints from taxi operators who are attributing the traffic mess in the city centre to inadequate parking spaces occasioned by the closure of the park.
In a telephone interview with this newspaper at the weekend, Mr Luyimbazi acknowledged that the project has stalled but said technocrats are currently installing an automation system to ensure access, control and security.
Daily Monitor
Tuesday March 16 2021
A section of Namaganda Plaza on Lumum Street in Kamapala still has its shops closed despite the relaxation of restrictions on the Covid-19 lockdown. PHOTOS | DAVID LUBOWA
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As the country continues to mitigate the effects of Covid-19 lockdown, landlords and property managers say the real estate sector has been hit hard to the extent that some buildings don’t have tenants.
Franklin Draku explores the challenges in the central business district of Kampala.
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When government announced phased lockdown in late March 2020, a number of downtown shopping centres began slowly feeling the pinch of the lockdown.