Uganda, Feb. 24 -- The recently released Uganda Police Force Annual Crime Report 2023 continued to paint a grim picture of the state of affairs on our roads.

According to the report released by Inspector General of Police (IGP) Martins Okoth-Ochola in Kampala this week, the number of reported incidents of road crashes increased by 16 per cent, from 20,394 in 2022 to 23,608 in 2023.

Out of the total crashes reported last year, 4,179 were fatal, 12,487 serious and 6,942 were minor.

On the other hand, there were 24,728 casualties from road crashes in 2023 compared to 21,473 in 2022, giving a 15 per cent increase in the number of casualties.

What this means is in a space of five years, the number of Ugandans who have lost their lives to r...