An unusual traffic advisory issued on Thursday evening left many Kampala residents wondering what exactly is happening on Friday.
If you are an ardent netizen, you probably caught something odd sandwiched between the usual traffic updates. Not the standard “avoid this route” warning, but a public notice with a suspiciously good vibe to it.
The advisories, dropped by both stations warned road users of ‘Lite Jam’ on Wampewo Avenue and ‘Smooth Jam’ on Kampala Road, both expected to run from 3:00PM to 8:00PM this Friday, 7th August. Motorists have been “strongly advised” to kunyuka off early to beat it.
Only… this isn’t your typical gridlock warning. Anyone who has sat through Kampala’s real traffic knows it doesn’t come in lite or smooth flavors; it comes in one flavor: painful. So naturally, road users online have started asking the obvious question: since when does traffic have a vibe?
It gets more interesting. Word on the street (pun very much intended) is that this isn’t the last of these advisories, and that the “jams” keep multiplying. At this point it’s starting to feel less like a warning and more like a menu.
Whatever it is, the timing is too neat to ignore.
Our advice? Whatever this is building up to, don’t fight the jam this Friday, lean into it. Clock out early, keep your ears on the ground, and watch this space. Something tells us “Tunyuke” is about to mean a lot more than just going home.
Stay tuned. We’ll have more as it develops.
