{"id":43918,"date":"2020-12-23T14:57:32","date_gmt":"2020-12-23T11:57:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kfm.co.ug\/?p=43918"},"modified":"2020-12-23T14:57:32","modified_gmt":"2020-12-23T11:57:32","slug":"travelers-tipped-ahead-of-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kfm.dembefm.ug\/staging_h\/travelers-tipped-ahead-of-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Travelers tipped ahead of Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-43919\" src=\"http:\/\/kfm.co.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/B0EB8B50-597D-4D57-ACFD-842D514103AD-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kfm.dembefm.ug\/staging_h\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/B0EB8B50-597D-4D57-ACFD-842D514103AD-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/www.kfm.dembefm.ug\/staging_h\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/B0EB8B50-597D-4D57-ACFD-842D514103AD-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.kfm.dembefm.ug\/staging_h\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/B0EB8B50-597D-4D57-ACFD-842D514103AD-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kfm.dembefm.ug\/staging_h\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/B0EB8B50-597D-4D57-ACFD-842D514103AD-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.kfm.dembefm.ug\/staging_h\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/B0EB8B50-597D-4D57-ACFD-842D514103AD-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.kfm.dembefm.ug\/staging_h\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/B0EB8B50-597D-4D57-ACFD-842D514103AD-1536x1536.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.kfm.dembefm.ug\/staging_h\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/B0EB8B50-597D-4D57-ACFD-842D514103AD-2048x2048.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.kfm.dembefm.ug\/staging_h\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/B0EB8B50-597D-4D57-ACFD-842D514103AD-45x45.jpeg 45w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><br \/>\nBy Prossy Kisakye<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With just a day to Xmas, transport operators have advised people travelling upcountry for the Christmas festivities to only use commuter taxis and buses picked at designated stages for their safety.<\/p>\n<p>The chairman of Uganda Transport Development Agency (UTRADA), Mustapha Mayambala, tells KFM that many passengers tend to opt for cheap means of transport forgetting that some pretend to be taxi operators yet they are criminals.<\/p>\n<p>He also advises passengers to mark their luggage for easy tracing.<\/p>\n<p>Mayambala, meanwhile asks traffic police to intensify its \u201cFika Salama\u201d operation during this festive season to track down errand motorists.<\/p>\n<p>He says such operations have reduced the number of accidents that used to happen especially on the major routes during the festive seasons.<\/p>\n<p>Passengers are also advised to report drivers over speeding drivers noting that safety is key.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Prossy Kisakye With just a day to Xmas, transport operators have advised people travelling upcountry for the Christmas festivities to only use commuter taxis and buses picked at designated stages for their safety. The chairman of Uganda Transport Development Agency (UTRADA), Mustapha Mayambala, tells KFM that many passengers tend to opt for cheap means of transport forgetting that some pretend to be taxi operators yet they are criminals. He also advises passengers to mark their luggage for easy tracing. Mayambala, meanwhile asks traffic police to intensify its \u201cFika Salama\u201d operation during this festive season to track down errand motorists. 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