Ugandan truck driver beaten into coma, six Kenyans kidnapped in South Sudan

Vincent Mulika alias Kamanda, the Uganda cargo truck driver allegedly beaten at Terekeka checkpoint in South Sudan, receives treatment at the hospital. Photo | Courtesy

What you need to know:

  • He becomes the latest Ugandan truck driver to fall victim of the attacks along the Nimule-Juba highway which are mainly targeting foreign cargo drivers from the neighbouring East African countries plying the route. The highway is a lifeline for South Sudan, which imports almost everything, and for people travelling to Uganda.