Zambia has achieved five pillars of the UN decade of action on road safety whose aspirations are to reduce road traffic accidents by 50 percent by 2020.
International Road Federation (IRF) chairman Kiran Kapila said the Zambian government through the Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) has made tremendous strides and adopted road safety as a governance issue.
Mr. Kapila has since commended the Zambian government for its efforts towards the implementation of the UN decade of action on road safety.
ZANIS reports that Mr. Kapila was speaking in China during the IRF and CHTS 2015 China Congress and annual general meeting.
This is contained in a statement released to ZANIS in Lusaka today by RTSA Public Relations Officer, Frederick Mubanga.
He said Zambian government has shown political drive to reducing the numbers of road traffic crashes and fatalities in the country.
“Zambia is one of the best countries in Africa that is doing well in implementing the UN decade of action on road safety and l hope that in future she will be a leading example in championing road safety,” he said.
The IRF president has meanwhile challenged IRF African chapter president and Transport Minister, Yamfwa Mukanga to spearhead the promotion of road safety on the African continent and adopt road safety as a governance issue.
And RTSA Chief Executive Officer Zindaba Soko pledged to develop and put in place the strategic plans to reduce road carnages by the year 2020.
Mr. Soko said the agency is determined to reduce road accidents in the country through a multi-sectoral approach by sensitizing all road users through road safety education programmes.
RTSA Chief Executive Officer Zindaba Soko pledged to develop and put in place the strategic plans to reduce road carnages by the year 2020
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