Minister of Home Affairs Steven Kampyongo has expressed concern over the deterioration in levels of indiscipline in some officers of the Zambia Police Service and the Traffic section in particular.
Mr Kampyongo said while Traffic Check Points, patrols and road blocks are essential tools in law enforcement, it is evident that some traffic officers in the country are abusing them.
The minister said government is taking measures to address the operations of the Command and has since directed the Police Command to plan and execute regular rotation and transfer of officers from general duties to Traffic and vice versa with immediate effect.
ZANIS reports that Mr Kampyongo said the rotation of officers in the full spectrum of the Police Service is essential to avoid overstaying in a particular section or division.
Speaking during a media briefing in Lusaka today, the Minister stated that mounting of hand held speed cameras on parts or portions of the roads that have been covered by stationed speed surveillance cameras has been abolished with immediate effect.
He has directed the Police Command to work round the clock in consultation with the Ministry of Finance to ensure the full migration to Electronic and Direct Payment System for the payment of Fines and Fees.
Mr Kampyongo has also directed the Command to strictly enforce stiff penalties for any unethical conduct and breach of the law by erring officers.
He said oversight committees should be rolled out to all Formations under the Zambia Police Service and other security institutions under the Ministry.
Mr Kampyongo added that the Police Command should ensure that supervising officers who fail to discipline erring officers under their charge, within a reasonable period should themselves be charged.
He has since warned members of the public to desist from engaging in corrupt activities as the law will be applied to them.
The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. The tree in this case being the humble one.
Fire them and let them share the room at Mukobeko with UNDER FIVE.
Give them better conditions and housing. Police shouldnt live in Camps anymore! they are not military!
I agree with the Nubian Princess – improve police personnel conditions of service.
Iwe ain’t you the one singing ifimasele with cadres the other day? Lela ubupeshe bakapokola? Ine dead
Is it a repeated article? All we read is Kapyongo vs Traffic Officers.
What is within the reasonable time period? These police officers were left untouched for a very long time. Mansions were built nazapa road!
Unyoza boma. Uzaiobona wood land police
Uzaibona boma siku lina
Wamela mangala
‘deterioration in levels of indiscipline’.
Ba Lusaka Times…what kind of ENGRISH is this? if the levels of INDISCIPLINE decrease then its a good thing no? or do you mean deterioration in levels of Discipline????
Kambani tinvele?
What do u expect with Kaponya’s as ministers, they are just following what their dull bosses do,at least they are not dooping any widows yet, I am sure it is still a working progress
“….He has directed the Police Command to work round the clock in consultation with the Ministry of Finance to ensure the full migration to Electronic and Direct Payment System for the payment of Fines and Fees….”
Looks to me and my school that the PF Zambian economy is basing its survival on penalty fines against citizens ??
Start with the IG he has overstayed in that office for a long time.
Ba Koswe mu Police ‘FORCE’
Please do something, you cannot have officers using Govt vehicles to drinking places and in Uniform that is unacceptable. Police officers and National service personnel have been spoted along Mumbwa road drinking in Uniform. We need another intelligence wing for security officers only like they have in South Africa and I guess other places. The police cannot be filling that they are a law unto themselves.