

By Francis Otucu
The acting commissioner in charge of Inspectorate of vehicles has today met all driving school owners and instructors. ACP Suleiman Kirungi’s effort was in a bid to improve road safety and issues pertaining issuance of driving permits in Uganda.
Addressing participants, he reminded the 60 participants at Naguru Vehicle Inspection Center headquarters, he driving school owners and instructors have roles and responsibility in road safety.
“The purpose of this meeting is to remind you that road safety lies in our hands. It’s our duty and responsibility to improve driving standards in the country. It is you who test the drivers. So, we have to sit together and find means of improving road safety and we can only achieve that if you produce good drivers on the road,” he said.
He stressed that most accidents on the roads are caused by human error factors.
The Inspectorate of Vehicle Inspection, which Eng. Kirungi heads is responsible for vehicle inspection, driver testing and car fitness in Uganda.