A bus on fire on the infamous Kampala-Masaka road in Buwama village. An average 200 to 300 people die there each year. AFP PHOTO | MICHELE SIBILONI
Wearing pristine white with her woollen socks pulled high, Ugandan traffic police officer Edith Nanteza exudes natural authority at the roadblock, barely lifting a hand as she waves motorists over.
This is no routine exercise. Nanteza is on the frontline of operation "Fika Salama" — Swahili for "arrive safely" — a high-profile attempt by the government to regain control of what the country fears has become the planet's deadliest highway.
