More than 300,000 first-registration number plates will have been installed on Ugandan vehicles by the end of 2025 under the Intelligent Transport Monitoring System (ITMS), as the government steps up efforts to modernise vehicle registration and road enforcement.
The milestone was revealed by Joseph Tumwine, ITMS head of installations, during a ceremony held at the Spiro Bond Site in Kampala, where a motorcycle rider, the owner of the 220,026th installed number plate, was rewarded with branded gifts.
Tumwine said the rollout is progressing ahead of schedule, with installation performance currently standing at 83 per cent of planned daily targets.
“We have already achieved 83 per cent of installations on the planned day and are committed to improving this performance further,” Tumwine said. “We are also announcing an ambitious production target of up to one million new number plates in 2026 with a new Kyambogo-based factory. Currently, it employs 300 Ugandan staff and produces up to 2,500 plates per shift.”
According to Tumwine, the Kyambogo facility currently employs 300 Ugandans and has the capacity to produce up to 2,500 number plates per shift. The expansion is aimed at meeting rising local demand while building domestic capacity to manufacture durable number plates entirely within Uganda.
He added that ITMS is designed as a fully integrated ecosystem combining transport monitoring, data analytics, and smart road enforcement solutions, including the Electronic Penalty System (EPS).
To speed up installations and minimise downtime for motorists, particularly boda boda riders, the ministry of Works and Transport has partnered with Spiro Uganda to streamline the registration process.
Under the arrangement, number plate installation and deployment can now be completed within 24 hours. Spiro Uganda, which began operations in 2024, has played a growing role in transforming the boda boda sector by offering battery-powered motorcycles as alternatives to petrol-powered bikes, contributing to cleaner and more sustainable urban transport.
Government officials say the expanded ITMS rollout and increased local production capacity are key to improving road safety, strengthening enforcement, and enhancing efficiency within Uganda’s transport system.