Rose Namayanja Foundation, Police Launch Road Safety Campaign in Luweero

What the report says

Police in Uganda’s Savannah Region and the Rose Namayanja Foundation have launched a road safety campaign in Luweero District focused on the busy Kampala–Gulu Highway. The effort comes after authorities cited 114 road deaths in Luweero in 2025, alongside broader concerns about rising crashes ahead of the festive season.

According to the report from Nile Post, the campaign is meant to sensitize motorists on dangerous behaviour on the road, including reckless driving, drunk driving, improper overtaking and other traffic offences. Police linked the initiative to national road safety concerns reflected in the 2025 Annual Crime Report, which the article says recorded 5,383 road deaths countrywide. The report also said Savannah Region had 233 fatalities, with Luweero accounting for nearly half of them.

Rose Namayanja, the NRM deputy secretary general and founder of the foundation, said the partnership was prompted by the high number of deaths and by her own experience as a road crash survivor. She said road users must change their behaviour and treat safety as a shared responsibility. Police spokesperson for traffic and road safety SP Michael Kananura welcomed the support and said education campaigns need to be matched with enforcement.

The article also noted that taxi operators on the highway unveiled a yellow identification stripe for their vehicles, saying it would help distinguish them and promote discipline. More broadly, the campaign reflects ongoing efforts in Uganda to curb road deaths, especially during periods when travel and traffic typically increase.