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Bus drivers found without a valid driver’s badge issued by the Chief Licensing Officer, Ministry of Works and Transport, risk arrest and charges in court, Police has warned.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The steam warning was issued on Tuesday by the Directorate of Traffic and Road Safety, as it’s stipulated in Section 42(1)(e) of The Traffic & Road Safety Act. (CAP.347).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Speaking to this reporter Micheal Kananura, the Traffic Police Spokesperson, said that the drivers who failures to comply constitutes an offence, punishable by imprisonment for a term not exceeding seven years upon conviction as stipulated in Section 42(2) of The Traffic & Road Safety Act. (CAP.347)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kananura added that all bus drivers are directed to pick their badges from the Ministry of Works and Transport as they issued free of charge. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He further said that by Wednesday, November 4th, 2024, all bus drivers were expected to \u00a0possess a valid driver’s badge \u201cas a must,\u201d to proceed with passengers at any checkpoint.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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