And Charge d’ Affaires at the Zambia High Commission in London Mrs. Patricia Sikaala Chanda has said road accidents devastate lives and deferral the economic and social development of a nation.
The Deputy Head of Mission echoed President Edgar Chagwa Lungu’s words saying “Our President, His Excellency Mr. Edgar Chagwa Lungu and the Zambian Government are committed to investing in road safety to reduce the number of accidents and enhance the country’s socio-economic development”.
She said it was important for all Zambians to safeguard the lives of all road users and commended Alfred Chipembele for taking on a marathon challenge to cycle 490 kilometers from Lusaka to the Livingston in an effort to sensitize people on preventable road deaths.
Alfred Chipembele has signed up to a global effort to prevent road deaths by taking part in the Transaid’s Cycle Zambia 2018 in September. Transaid aims to change lives through safe, available, and sustainable transport, empowering people to build the skills they need to transform their own lives.
This will see him cycle 490 kilometers from Lusaka to Livingstone with the goal of contributing £3,650 to charity’s work in Africa.
In an interview Mr. Chipembele said he joined the campaign mission to create road safety awareness in an effort to reduce road traffic accidents in Zambia and Africa in general.
“In March 2008 my elder brother Millios Tembo, and his friend lost their lives at a Zebra crossing after being hit by a minibus driver in Lusaka. It is for this reasons and in memory of all those loved ones who have lost their lives as a result of reckless driving and defective vehicles that I have decided to be part of the Cycle Zambia challenge.” He said.
Transaid has partnered with the Industrial Training Centre Trust (ITC) to build the Zambia Professional Driver Training initiative, which has been expanded into Tanzania, Uganda, and Malawi.
Industrial Training Centre Trust ITC is a Grade One institution registered with TEVETA. It is legally constituted as a Management Board under the Ministry of Higher Education and is supervised by Board members appointed by the Minister. In 2008 with the aim of enhancing training capacity, ITC partnered with an international development NGO Transaid that seeks to reduce poverty and improve the quality of life within Africa and across the developing world. Transaid strives to make transport more efficient, effective and safe.
Good luck…but whilst you are riding, take care not to be in an accident yourself. Too many drunk drivers and people buying driving licences out there.
Great. I wish more Zambians could do more after tragedies and not just accept them as Gods will. Good luck and condolences for your lost brother.
I dont like him
Thanks
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You don’t like anyone with a good heart Mushoti.
@Mushota the guy must have made a pass at you- he lives in Glasgow!
Aba nobo. 490km ni challenge?
Can you imagine, even a comment from the High Comm…the motivation of this noble no doubt
Generous heart but a potential statistic. Travel well
To some of us who knew Tembo and how he was killed its a tragedy. As for Matero Police traffic office shame on you all for letting traffic crimes been committed like at your door step. May the powers that be please do something before more lives are lost.
Good point benny,sure Matero Police traffic what’s your job.mini buses loading on nose and you don’t. Shame on you
Hey youths!!! Let’s join this man and be part of this awesome awareness since the majority of us have no jobs we should at least participate in this kind of activities. . .am ready here 0977430306 but I got no bicycle lol.
Cycling even a million kilometer in this poverty stricken country will not remove that disease c alled ignorance and excitement in our drivers as well as the other road users, all you need to do is mind set change. A woman at a ZEBRA crossing (although no Zebras were crossing kikikikikik) was busy advising her 6-7 years old child that when she gets there se must just cross, the motorists will stop. What do you expect? Some drivers have read the highway code and understand the road rules, what about those who have not? What about those pedestrians and bicylists who only imagine that a highway code is a cup of chibuku? Would it not just be reasonable to pass a law that compels every road user to at least be tested by RATSA to become a road user? Whether motorist, cyclist or pedestrian?