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Item Ambulance driver held over carrying passengers.(New Vision, 2017-08-15) Balagadde, SamuelA traffic jam in the city last Friday tempted Peter Lukwata, a driver for a Ministry of Health ambulance, to give a lift to passengers in the ambulance. But his plan were foiled when the police intercepted the ambulance, registration number UG 4639M at Nateete, a city suburb.Item Farmers tipped on how to increase earnings from agricultural exports.(New Vision, 2017-08-10) Balagadde, Samuel; Nabisubi, RachealFarmers have been advised to integrate project management and ICT into agriculture so as to increase earnings from Uganda's agricultural exports. The call was made by experts during the recent and first National Project Management conference held at the Imperial Royale Hotel in Kampala.Item Govt, private sector partner to defeat non-tariff barriers.(New Vision, 2017-08-10) Balagadde, SamuelGovernment institutions, the private sector, trademark East Africa and transit cargo transporters have teamed up to find ways of mitigating non tariff barriers to trade. Transporters say they have for long been complaining about delays on the roads pertly caused by traffic police checkpoints,Item Heavy rains bring road works to standstill(New Vision, 2017-12-25) Balagadde, SamuelThough the Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) has registered progress in compensation of persons affected by the 10km road works in Mubende, Kakumiro,Kibaale and Kagadi, the recent heavy downpour and unexpected rocks on the carriageway have halted the construction works.Item Highlights of 2015 auto industry.(New Vision, 2016-01-03) Balagadde, SamuelThe year 2015 has been both a blow and success to motoring enthusiasts because of the challenges that have hit the industry. Doubling the environmental levy on used cars of over 10 years old from 20% to 50% of the car's customs value has topped the challenges in the auto industry this year as over 90% of the imported cars fall under this bracket.Item How washing cars in wetlands can be costly(New Vision, 2018-06-07) Balagadde, SamuelMotorists, particularly taxi drivers, have decried rampant arrests and penalties by traffic police over faded registration number plates, forcing them to respray them with black paint for visibility, which is also contrary to the traffic laws. Many washing bays use contaminated water with sand particles that bleach the car number plates and body as well.Item Movit scoops UNBS quality award(New Vision, 2017-11-12) Balagadde, SamuelMovit, a manufacturers of cosmetics has scooped the Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) top quality award this year.Item Over 100 Kampala youth get vocational training.(New Vision, 2017-08-14) Balagadde, SamuelSeveral youth in Namuwongo, a Kampala suburb, have been trained in skills to enable them earn a living. The two-year training course dubbed 'Meeting point Kyamusa Obwongo Kampala' involved training the youth in skills such as tailoring, leather dressing, hairdressing, welding and metal fabrication.Item UNRA lays plan to reduce traffic on Entebbe road.(New Vision, 2017-08-13) Balagadde, SamuelThe chronic traffic jam on the Kampala- Entebbe highway is being mitigated with several interventions. The pre-supposed 45minute drive for the 40km from Kampala to Entebbe currently takes between two and three hours, depending on the time of travel.Item What is wrong with Uganda's water transport?(Saturday Vision, 2018-04-28) Balagadde, Samuel; Nabweteme, AngelWhat is wrong with Uganda's water transport?