Boda accidents kill 10 in Kampala daily - UN

By our reporter

A United Nations special report released yesterday about safety on Ugandan roads has shown that at least 10 people die daily on Kampala roads due to boda boda accidents.

Ms Rosa Malango, the UN resident coordinator, said this is the highest rate of road traffic accidents in East Africa and is costing the country Shs4.4 trillion annually.

“This review comes at a timely time. Road safety in Uganda is a serious challenge, but has not attracted the attention it deserves. Uganda loses ten people per day the highest in East Africa, meaning we are losing children and members of the workforce estimated at Shs4.4 trillion, which is five per cent of the GDP,” she said.

While receiving the report yesterday, Transport State Minister Aggrey Bagiire said government requested the UN to conduct an independent study into the cause of rampant accidents on Ugandan roads