The Uganda Police has issued detailed traffic guidelines to be followed by motorists during the Marty’s Day celebration on 3rd June, 2025, at Namugongo.

In a circular released on Friday by the police traffic department, the Jinja–Kampala highway will have normal traffic flow, while the Kireka– Kyaliwajjala road will be one way for vehicles heading to the venue.

SP Michael Kananura, the traffic police spokesperson, said the Kyaliwajjala-Naalya Interchange will be one way towards Kyaliwajjala, and a road stretching from Kyaliwajjala Trading Center to the Catholic Church will be a pedestrian walkway.

He says pedestrians will keep right, and the left will be reserved for VIPs & emergency vehicles.

“VIPs with vehicles bearing appropriate stickers will be allowed to access their parking spaces at the Catholic Church & Protestant Church. VIPs to the Catholic Church with cars bearing RED STICKERS will access Namugongo through Kyaliwajjala via Ssemambo Road & Park Namugongo Boarding P/S as will be guided by Traffic Police,” SP Kananura said.

According to the guidelines, unless expressly specified by the organizers, VVIPS & VIPS with vehicles to the Protestant Church will access the venue through Bweyogerere-Butto-Kyobe Road & park at the Protestant Church Farm.

Below is the full detail.

Foreign pilgrims to the Catholic Church with vehicles bearing BLUE STICKERS will be dropped off at Kyaliwajjala Trading Center, and vehicles will park at Vienna College School.

Medical service vehicles will bear GREEN STICKERS, and these should be clearly displayed for ease of identification.

Service providers for the Catholic Church bearing PURPLE STICKERS will access the venue through St. Kizito Lwanga Road at the Namugongo Police Station entrance. These are advised to be at the venue in good time starting from midnight of 3rd June 2025. No more service vehicles will be allowed to access the venue after midnight.

Pilgrims to MAMRE INTERNATIONAL PRAYER CENTER will access the venue through Bweyogerere – Butto-Kyobero Road & park as will be directed by traffic.

Appropriate stickers should be clearly displayed on the windscreen for ease of identification and to avoid unnecessary delays.

Pilgrims from Northern Bypass will park at Hillside Nursery and Primary School.

Pilgrims from Ntinda, Kiwatule, Najjera, and Kasangati are advised to park at the Kiira Town Council playground and the Kiira Municipal Council Mayor’s garden.

Pilgrims from the eastern route to the Protestant Church will access their venue through Seeta, Sonde, Bweyogerere, Butto, and Kyobe Road and park at the church farm.

There will be regulated access in the following areas: Naalya Roundabout, Kireka Trading Center, Bweyogerere Trading Center, Seeta Trading Center, Agenda 2000, Namugongo-Butto-Kyobe Road, Namugongo-Ssemambo Road, and Kyaliwajjala Trading Center.

Motor vehicles and motorcycles without appropriate stickers will not be allowed beyond the cutoff points.

There will be no parking for the general public at either the Catholic Church or the Protestant Church.

Taxi stages at Kyaliwajjala Trading Center, Sonde Road, Namugongo Road, and Naalya will be prohibited for the period this Traffic Management Plan takes effect.

Any taxi found at the stage will be impounded, and the driver will be penalized.

Vehicles abandoned along the designated routes will be towed at the owner’s cost and will attract a penalty.

We urge all motorists to follow the instructions of traffic officers and to exercise maximum discipline and patience on the road.