Tayebwa Flags Off Joe Walker Kampala – Mbale Road Safety Walk
By Christopher Kiiza The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa has flagged off a group of walkers headed by journalist, Joseph Beyanga also known as Joe Walker for the 250km Kampala – Mbale trek to promote road safety. The Kampala – Mbale trek is the second edition of the Joe Walker road safety awareness campaign in which the walkers are expected to paint Zebra crossings and make short stop overs in trading centres and towns to sensitize communities about road safety in a bid to reduce road crashes that continue to claim the lives of Ugandans across the country. While flagging off the...
Joe Walker at 2000km
On 29th September, 2021 I made the first step to walk to save my life. 365 days later, my “walkometer” has clocked 2,000km and I have been a part of several campaigns to save lives. One year ago I started walking exercises as recommended by an orthopedist as a remedy to persistent nagging pain in my shoulder blade. I apparently had a lot of potassium in my body and so exercise which caused me to perspire would enable me to sweat it out and reduce the pain. He advised me to do a brisk walk for at least for 30 minutes...
340km later, Joe still craves more walks
By Andrew Kaggwa What you need to know: He walked miles in his shoes. Joseph Beyanga, who earned himself the moniker, Joe Walker put in time to train, eat right and got a team to walk 340km from Kampala to Bushenyi .Joe Walker tells Andrew Kaggwa what it was like to walk miles in his shoes. The plan was to walk 340km from Kampala to Bushenyi to create awareness on road safety. This involved months of preparation, in the boardroom, church and on the road. Joseph Beyanga, alias Joe Walker, the head of radio at Nation Media Group- Uganda, says he was ready to start the walk...
340km later, Joe still craves more walks
The plan was to walk 340km from Kampala to Bushenyi to create awareness on road safety. This involved months of preparation, in the boardroom, church and on the road. Joseph Beyanga, alias Joe Walker, the head of radio at Nation Media Group- Uganda, says he was ready to start the walk even on the Sunday leading up to Monday February 28, the day he was supposed to set off. He had a diet plan, a training that saw him walk specific distances to get his body ready, yet to the ordinary world, what he was yet to embark on was received...
Why Joe Walker will make a difference
The #JoeWalker challenge has stirred up certain memories I had decided to shove far away, as they remind me of a horrific time in my life. Being involved in an accident is one of those terrifying moments that bring you face to face with death. That fateful afternoon, I was on my way to a certain office where I was meant to pick up a document. Everything changed drastically, and while I was meant to have a beautiful lunch with my family, I found myself being hospitalised within 30 minutes. I never made it to my destination and my life has forever...
Road users applaud Joe Walker over road safety campaign
Road users in Mbarara City have applauded Joe Walker, the man behind the “Safe Roads Save lives” campaign for his initiative to curb road carnages. Mr Joseph Beyanga the head of radio at Nation Media Group (NMG-UG), is leading a road safety campaign by walking 320km from Kampala to Bushenyi. He started his journey from Kampala at Nation Media offices in Namuwongo on February 28, 2022 to Bushenyi and reached Mbarara on Tuesday on March 08. The high-spirited Beyanga kept engaging road users on the proper usage of the road. On arrival to Mbarara, he engaged the traffic police on some of the...
Road safety Campaign: Joe Walker 320KM walk nears the end
The head of Radio at NMG-U Mr Joseph Beyanga whom we now know as Joe Walker for his road safety campaign “Stay in Your Lane” Safe Roads Save lives” is nearing the finish line. Beyanga who on Feb 28th kicked off his 320km long trek from Kampala to Bushenyi is today expected to reach his final destination. He has spent the last 11 days walking along the Kampala-Masaka highway and yesterday he docked at Kabwohe in Sheema district. Along the journey, he painted zebra crossings at accident blackspots and engaged communities on road safety. This morning he is expected to walk the last leg...
Joe Walker paints zebra crossing in Mbarara
Joesph Beyanga who is also known as Joe Walker has painted a \zebra crossing at one of the accident blackspots in Mbarara. The zebra crossing was painted at Mayanja Memorial Hospital. Joe Waker painted a zebra crossing at Mayanja Memorial Hospital. JoeWalker has further gone ahead to teach students of Mbarara Central PS how to use a zebra crossing. Read more here ...
Joe treks 132km on 45th birthday to save lives
A group of 10 trekkers who set off from Kampala on Monday, heading to Bushenyi, Western Uganda under the Joe Walker campaign had by Thursday evening covered 132 km out of the targeted 320kms. The Joe Walker campaign under the theme “Safe Roads, Save Lives”, is aimed at raising awareness about road safety. Last night, the group led by Mr Joseph Beyanga, the head of radio Nation Media Group Uganda(NMG-U) slept in Masaka City. They resumed the journey today as they trek to Kyazanga Town along Masaka –Mbarara high way in Lwengo District where they plan to spend the night. Mr Beyanga, the...
Mind set road user education needed- Joe Walker
Joseph Beyanga aka Joe Walker who is leading a road safety campaign has called for a behavioral and mindset change among motorists and pedestrians. Speaking to KFM, Beyanga who has so far walked over 130KM out of the 320KM journey from Kampala to Bushenyi says much as the country has infrastructure and vehicle challenges, many of the motorists are careless while on the road. Beyanga who this afternoon reached Masaka town says he has observed for the four days he has spent walking along the Kampala-Masaka highway that drivers overtake at sharp corners while others over speed and have no respect for...