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Police Check Points Are Meaningless – Kamuti
The Commuter Rights Association has observed that the constant police check points more especially in Lusaka are meaningless.
Association President Aaron Kamuti has told QFM News in an interview that the check points are just inconveniencing people because the flow of traffic is affected.
Mr. Kamuti says the constant police check points are not saving any purpose considering that they want to mount road blocks during peak times when people have deadlines to meet.
He has accused the Zambia Police Traffic Department of allegedly finding faults in the motorists.
He says there is need for the police traffic department to operate within the confinement of the law instead of them mounting check points at their own will.
Mr. Kamuti has since advised the police traffic department to work out means that will ensure that the flow of traffic is not disturbed when they are checking for road tax and other issues.
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on August 18, 2014. Filed under LATEST NEWS.
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Oscar
August 18, 2014 at 8:06 am
These Traffic Chaps just want to make money by means of corruption.
zambian
August 18, 2014 at 12:29 pm
We are tired of police officers asking so many questions on the road. In L/stone at Linda Police station Mr Malawo. Plz may u investiget him. He is very corrupt and no respect to moter users.
zambian
August 18, 2014 at 12:32 pm
Kindly may u retire Mr Malawo. Or take him somewhere else.
CHILANKALIPA
August 18, 2014 at 3:47 pm
The so called check points are actually ATMs for corrupt Zabwino Palibe Traffic Parasites. These honey seekers must actually be checking faults on the roadside as opposed to right in the middle of the road and causing unnecessary congestion. It is not only in Lusaka but everywhere in Zambia they are doing this nonsense. Fumeni apo, utumitwe nge kofi lya chibata.
Jony Tony
August 18, 2014 at 3:51 pm
ZP too much of anything can be dangerous. Yes you maintain peace and internal security but when it becomes unnecessary plz stay in your offices, if you have no offices stay at the inquiries.
Chills
August 18, 2014 at 4:31 pm
The roadblocks reduce people’s productivity as people are stuck in traffic most of the time,, this translates to reduced productivity of the entire country. In Zambia productivity is meaningless, that’s why we’ll continue to be a poor nation.
sekouponokereal
August 18, 2014 at 5:21 pm
Uganiza moonga bwana sakudya nyama eeeeyyyy
gass
August 18, 2014 at 7:02 pm
That’s true,those polis how mounts in kanyama and industral area its xmas for them everyday.
gass
August 18, 2014 at 7:07 pm
That’s true,those polis who mounts in kanyama and industral area its xmas for them everyday.
jane
August 18, 2014 at 8:49 pm
Diz polis ur seeing r gud pipo nd dre doing a gud job chikaba a chabenname ba ku gila make sure you do da correct things 2 avoid being near dem.
ChandaPatrick
August 18, 2014 at 8:52 pm
Be reminded that the Zambia Police service make the nation to sleep for a month or more every year. with simple maths when this simple and official obstacle to development stops a bus with 60 passers for a minute he or she does not realize that Zambia has lost an Hour as compared to china or any other country in the world. take it or leave it Zambia is loosing time in this way.
Wake up Zambians and cab this crime.
JOHN MAZYU
August 18, 2014 at 10:34 pm
Very corrupt especialy woman sgt Jessy at city mkt and sgt Mungaila•they shd be rotated•who iz supozed to check for tax and fitness RTSA or BBUJU
JOHN MAZYU
August 18, 2014 at 10:41 pm
As early as 0600hrs pa Mosque u see these mwankoles standing akimbo very hungry ,na hung Over to come and beg for money•one day u will Regret ba mwankole
Acuman
August 19, 2014 at 2:51 am
Ifyabupuba fya licilamo pa zed
Agness
August 19, 2014 at 9:45 am
I was once empounded by police for an expired drivers’ license at Chilanga Police and was charged K200; that was around 21 hours. I pleaded with them that I was going to renew it the following day to no avail. Then one police man took me outside the police station and told me that I am supposed to leave the car for that offence. I asked him what the K200 I had paid was for since it was not even receipted. He did not have an answer for that but he instead started making a pass at me touching my thighs and all that. I then came out of the car, gave him the keys and told him to get the car. He got scared and released me.
Trixy
August 19, 2014 at 9:47 am
I am told they even do chilimba. They give each K3,000 per day. This explains why they cannot stop mounting unnecessary road blocks because if they stop, it means no more am K3,000 ya free.
T.K
August 19, 2014 at 12:51 pm
People have spoken.Achievement by our Traffic Officers close to a year now.Only morning and in the evening that’s when they seem to work to control the flow of traffic.On that I could give them the KUDOS they deserve.
On the other hand we are losing a lot of working hours through unnecessary road blocks which are not benefiting any motorists.Fuel is very expensive….The police and RTSA have failed to contain the behaviour of mini bus drivers on our roads.They have failed to tell these bus drivers meaning of the bus station and bus stop hence we have congestion at Kabwe round about near ZRA,Longacres,Zesco fly over bridge,manda hill,arcades,northmead.Why can’t they go there and clean up the mess of violating of traffic rules?You cannot mount a road block during peak hours.What do these Officers do which doesn’t yield positive results everyday.That is CORRUPTION….