Following a similar ban on the importation of old vehicles into Kenya, the Ugandan government is under plans to stop importation of such second hand old vehicles into the country. Vehicles that are eight years old and above will not be imported into Uganda come 2015. The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) executive director, Dr. Tom Okurut told Members of Parliament that come 2015, car traders will not be allowed import second hand vehicles into the country. “These are old vehicles manufactured in the 1990s and emit a lot of dangerous gasses to the environment,” cited Dr. Tom. “We can…