The Ministry of Works and Transport has held an engagement meeting with stakeholders in Acholi sub region over the fines issuance scheme (FIS), an initiative aimed at reducing road crashes.
The FIS which was launched in July 2025 and later halted after a month following a public outcry, was meant to address speeding and running lights by motorists.
During the engagement held at bomah hotel today, drivers asked the Ministry to reduce the speeding fine from 200,000 shillings to 50,000 shillings.
Drivers of buses and government vehicles have complained that the fine is too much for them considering the meagre salary they earn which is around 200,000 shillings.
Robert Kisakye, the senior licensing officer who also doubles as the acting policy analyst at the Ministry of Works and Transport however says the fine is aimed at discouraging speeding among motorists.
Peter Banya, the Gulu Resident City Commissioner in charge of Laroo-Pece division says there is need for government to increase the fine to at least one million shillings in order to discourage speeding among drivers.
He says the current rate is not deterring drivers against over speeding.
Meanwhile, the stakeholders resolved among other things that the speed limit for special zones which include schools, religious institutions, markets and community access roads be regulated at 30KPH.
Road crashes cost Uganda 4.5 trillion shillings annually, according to statistics from the World Health Organization (WHO).
By Justine Muboka
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