Racing trucks and an accident on day two
On Day Two, Joe Walker and friends witness an accident happen and vehicles racing with no concern for other road users. Today the Kampala to Hoima road safety walk lifted off from Kakiri at 7am. As we hit the road, my mind kept going back to the words of Rev. Benoni Magarura aka Uncle Ben: "If we all exercise patience with each other on the road, we will increase our chances of getting home safe." Uncle Ben, the former Chaplain of Makerere University, met us at Kayunga Wakiso. He is a victim of a road crash in which he suffered multiple broken bones...
Kampala to Hoima walk flagged off
Although the sky was overcast, with a slight but constant drizzle going on through the morning, the Joe Walker Foundation team and friends looked ready to tackle to start off the fifth annual road safety walk. The walk which is slated to take six days, was flagged by the Minister of Works and Transport, Gen Katumba Wamala, at Sheraton Hotel on the cold and grey morning on February 28th. Gen Wamala in his remarks thanked Joe Walker (Joseph Beyanga) for his work and urged him to continue as he pledged the support of the ministry. “The work you do, even if you...