Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Works and Transport, Gen Edward Katumba Wamala, has suspended enforcing the automatic Categorical Penalty Plot (EPS Auto) for one month.
The on the spot suspension used to be equipped in an announcement launched by the Ministry of Works and Transport by strategy of its social media platforms. The suspension is effective from June 12 to July 12.
The suspension comes a day after the ministry temporarily halted EPS fines amid public outcry and teach threats from motorists, taxi, bus, and lorry operators who had planned a nationwide demonstration starting Monday.
Wamala indicated that the choice to suspend the implementation of the traffic guidelines by strategy of the EPS Auto module is per various complaints from most other folks that must be addressed by the relevant authorities companies.
“The scheme will non-public had errors in synchronising with EPS data from the police, ensuing in duplicated fines and interchange of offences. Further sensitisation of avenue customers is additionally vital to bask in the guidelines,” Katumba acknowledged in an announcement.
The observation additional reads: “The fines for speeding had been too harsh, and the 72-hour allocation for payment used to be additionally too short. One more bid is that the scope of implementation of the 30km/h speed limit within metropolis areas used to be too gigantic and vital to be restricted to very best special zones, akin to colleges, marketplaces, hospitals, and church zones.”
In step with the Minister, the dearth of speed signs on some roads to details avenue customers on the anticipated speed limit used to be one other bid that vital to be addressed by the relevant authorities.
He additionally notorious that for the length of this course of, the speed cameras would per chance maybe presumably be aligned with speed signposts on roads, citing the example of the Nkumba to Katabi fragment on Entebbe Road, which currently lacks speed signs.
“In conclusion, given the gaps and public concerns mentioned above, the Ministry has deemed it vital to straight suspend the implementation of the Automatic Categorical Penalty Plot (EPS Auto) for one month, allowing implementation companies to handle all gaps in the regulation and EPS Auto,” Katumba notorious.
The Minister acknowledged that the Ministry of Works and Transport will lead authorities groups to handle public concerns. All over the suspension length, the authorities will test concerns referring to issued fines, overview the regulation, and sensitise the public on the guidelines. Katumba told drivers to force responsibly and look traffic guidelines to be sure avenue security.
Addressing Parliament at Kololo ceremonial grounds after handing over his funds speech, President Museveni additionally acknowledged the introduction of digital quantity plates used to be no longer about money and fines. “It’s about security, no longer only appropriate-attempting garbage”, acknowledged Museveni.
“I judge the confusion about fines will probably be because we didn’t non-public money, and we instructed these other folks to fabricate the amount plates and obtain better the money from other folks who fabricate errors, nonetheless the problem is that the amount plates are digitised,” acknowledged Museveni.
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