Minister of Transport and Communications Brian Mushimba has attributed his accident last month to fatigue. Posting on his Facebook page yesterday, the Minister said that he had spent the whole day flying back from duty in Brazil, adding on the jet lag of having flown from USA a few days earlier.
Last week Zambia Police said that the the cause of the Minister’s accident was unknown
Below is the Minister’s post
By Hon. Brian Mushimba
Guess that’s why it’s called an accident. It just creeps up on you when you least expect it; you can’t anticipate it.
But I know now to listen to my wife more often
She didn’t want me to leave the house that day that late after I had spent the whole day flying back from duty in Brazil, adding on the jet lag of having flown from USA a few days earlier.
But I had to have those two meetings because I was going to the constituency the following morning! (See how we push ourselves even beyond limits!).
It’s already late, had just finished some tasty dinner (specifically prepared since I had been away from home traveling for a month). The meeting was only to last 30mins and I convinced myself I could handle it.
So I went to meet the two colleagues to listen to their predicament and how I could be of help. Then a 30min meeting became 3hrs! My wife calls, worried that I had not rested and the meeting was taking too long. I abruptly excused myself and asked that I now go home and rest.
It’s 11pm and I’m truly feeling tired. I jump in my car and using a road I was not familiar with, found myself in that dark and sharp curve on Thabo Mbeki road.
It came up on me very fast and had limited reaction time. I saw it all happen. Scared, holding on to my rosary I keep on me, I saw the car lose control. I remember saying a short prayer. When it stopped on its side, I climbed out and flagged down a Good Samaritan to rush me to UTH. My right arm had been injured. I also gave the Good Samaritan my wife’s number to call her and advise her of the accident that had just happened. My wife met us at UTH before I went into surgery.
I’m glad my life was spared.
Thank you for your prayers
This dull thing Brian has had the time to practice his lies…just ask him if the tested his blood at UTH before he ran away.
The only way you would have an accedent on Thabo Mbeki Rd is because you are drunk while driving or over-speeding. Both are offense, take him in
Kikiki but umu guyz uyu Mushimba litolley sana. What a dull guy. If can’t be fired for those 3 reasons then he compares balls with his boss.
Really?? An employee smashes company car and come tell me such stories of America bla bla bla, I can see red!!!
If not the country with more dull people, than zambia i believe it can be on the top 2.
Was he flying or being flown from USA?
Wishing you quick recovery … let’s roll
Typical of lies on this camp
Hehehehehehe
Awe sure.
Just that God you didn’t die.
Most of the time only passengers and onlookers testify to the accident. No when you are in the thick of it. Police can be credible when they finish the inquest.
Driving a car when you know you are fatigued is just as bad as driving when you know you are drunk
Short reaction time but had time to find the rosary and no time to try to gain control of the car :/ What a load of bull
We believe you Brian!
Only in Zambia..he is writing his own Police report.
JET LAG STAY HOME AND DON’T WASTE TAXPAYERS MONEY. AND DON’T DRINK!!!
All the above is correct except left out meeting was with the GF and amount of drinks that were consumed during the “meeting”. The rosary and prayer were just added for dramatical purposes.
Okay Bwana Mushimba how many of those long distance trucks cause accident thru fatigue yet they still get booked for causing harm? You ain’t special you should be held accountable.
No No NO NO. We are waiting for the police investigations! Even Bus drivers claim they were fatigued when they have a accident.
This chap is a big liar he went to see his GF full stop. Only in Zambia a person who is in accident report himself very dull
Nothing will happen to this lier because PF itself is full of liers. As if he even listens to his wife. 02 hrs going home which ministrial work happens that late. Some of us go home early enough but still get insulted by these stupid women now 02hrs ati I was fatiguied. Of course GFs fatigue people.
Disaster!!!!!
Ba Mushimba, please be principaled and resign on moral grounds. You are embarrassing the appointing authority, please be civil mwebantu and stop giving the President headaches.
Moral grounds? Zambian Minister? Be serious man. Have you seen ONE with morals? More likely than not, IMMORAL grounds
There is a statement in the Traffic Police office which reads “Accidents do not just happen, they are caused,” This story does not add up, sounds like that of a an adulterous and drunk man.
A special romantic and welcoming dinner could not relax the tired man, he opted to go out without a rested driver foe official business …. Kikikiki, One or two meetings … Kikikiki, Why use an unfamiliar road at night ..Kikiki, If the meeting was that urgent why did you have to excuse your self finally why not while having dinner ..kikiki, very fast and limited reaction time – alcohol effect… Kikiki, i will listen to my wife more and how we push ourselves – these exaggerated appeals and justifications are suspects ,.Kikiki, Finally police stated the cause of the accident was unknown, how…
An accident can happen to anyone wether drunk or sober , wether during the night or during the day. If you have not had an accident thank God because nobody is immune to an accident . So please lets not judge Mr Mushimba harshly . To error is human.
Also !imbecility is human
At times its better to keep quiet and letter people think you are a f00l rather than opening your mouth leaving no doubt you are one!!!
Meant “let people……”. That aside, there’s nothing honorable about this randy billy goat.
Top lap or Lap top?
So now the police will conclude there investigation and the report will be there same.
Bad hearted fools.educated but not wise.wherther drunk, fatigued, you don’t wish one dearth.bambi mwafyalwa kunama.
Hmmmm in this case silence would have served u better!!!! U just had to see your GF!!! After a month of traveling hmm Yale reunion!! Na adrenaline rush that u couldn’t wait but go about your business soonest lol!!!
Has he got a valid driving license ?
#17 Wajimona, “Has he got a valid driving license”? Kaya!
A lesson from this accident: fatigue after meeting horny GF late night is the worst fatigue for a man, if you attempt to drive home its a sure recipe for an embarrassing road accident. Just ask GF to drop you home if you have to go…kikikikikikikiki.
But this minister had time to hold a rosary and to have a short prayer instead of using the time to steer the vehicle away from the ditch!! No nerve this man, sounds like a woman, they let go the steering wheel and hold their heads and close their eyes and scream instead of controlling the vehicle.
But never mind his facebook post it’s not meant for you and me. It’s meant for the wife mainly, and to some extent his boss.
Thank God he is alive as per our prayers, but the issue for us now is for the minister to repair or replace our public vehicle bought from our taxes. Government vehicles have no road tax, and no insurance I assume? Here is an assignment Hon Kafwaya, we don’t care whether he was wrong or right.
@UPND Cadre, Leave the boss out of this; Even with all misgivings and vendetta that Zambians may have against ECL, he obviously cant be hoodwinked by sloppy face book reporting from Brian. Mushimba is fully aware that ECL has already been professionally briefed by Red Brick (Intelligence) about true cause of that accident. Can spare Mushimba the sacking only on “humanitarian” grounds, or as a first offender. Any way Brian, my only interest in all this is that you remembered Our BVM and held on to the rosary! Keep the faith.