Nothing but the truth
Nothing but the truth
The Uganda Railways Corporation (URC) has announced that preparations are in their final stages to reintroduce passenger train services between Kampala and Jinja, with the service expected to begin before the end of 2026. According to URC, the Kampala–Jinja passenger service will initially operate as a weekend service, with trains departing Kampala on Fridays and […]
The uncomfortable truth is that Uganda’s railway crossings remain among the weakest links in the country’s transport safety system. The fatal collision between a train and a bus transporting students of Mwebaze High School to Jinja for an educational trip should mark a turning point in Uganda’s approach to railway crossing safety. A teacher lost […]
The Uganda Railways Corporation has assured its clients of maximum safety while traveling on their trains. This follows a public statement by one passenger, Xavier Oluk, last Friday about the quality of travel and the safety on the passenger trains between Kampala and Namanve. While approaching the Makerere University Business School-Nakawa stop, the locomotive is said […]
Stanley Ssendegeya, the former Managing Director of Uganda Railways Corporation is on remand in Luzira prisons for allegedly forging his academic documents to secure a job. The Buganda Road Grade One Magistrate Siena Owomugisha remanded Ssendegeya, 54, a resident of Namugongo Jjanda Village in Wakiso District on Wednesday evening shortly after reading him the charges […]
