The Ministry of Works and Transport has launched a 100-day enforcement operation to remove taxis in dangerous mechanical condition from roads in the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area. Police will begin impounding the vehicles from Monday.
In response to the Kapchorwa bus tragedy, government announces mandatory yellow colouring for school transport vehicles and strict driver vetting, though critics question whether the measures address root causes.
Police confirm the Kapchorwa bus crash death toll has risen to 24, as government suspends all school trips nationwide pending a full safety review.
Three school bus crashes in barely a week, including the deadly Kapchorwa tragedy, have pushed the government to suspend all school trips and Parliament to demand answers on road safety.
Anxious parents flocked to King David Junior School in Ndejje as the RDC revised the death toll and the Education Ministry suspended all school trips nationwide with immediate effect.
A school bus returning from an educational tour to Sipi Falls overturned in Kapchorwa District, killing at least 20 pupils and the school's founder and director.
