Fifteen motorists in Lusaka have been charged by the Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) for driving a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol contrary to section 157 of the Road Traffic Act number 11 of 2002.
The fifteen motorists will today, Tuesday August 5th, 2014 appear in the fast track court for traffic offences in Lusaka.
Four of the fifteen motorists are in police custody for causing road traffic accidents and have also been charged for dangerous driving contrary to the laws of Zambia.
RTSA Acting Senior Public Relations manager Frederick Mubanga disclosed this in a statement in Lusaka, yesterday.
And the RTSA will revoke the Road Service Licences for Public Service Vehicle operators that contravene the terms and conditions under which their Road Service Licenses (RSL)
Mr. Mubanga says RTSA regrets the increased tendency by some bus operators to contravene the terms and conditions under which their Road Service Licenses (RSL) are granted by plying permitting unlicensed drivers to drive their buses.
Some operators have been permitting their drivers to drive under the influence of alcohol centrally to the conditions of the Road service Licence.
Last week the Lusaka Fast Track court on Traffic offences convicted and sentenced more than five Public Service Vehicle Driver to six months simple imprisonment each for Driving a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol contrary to section 157 (1) of the road traffic act No. 11 of 2002 of the laws of Zambia.
Mr . Mubanga said among those convicted are, Harrison Zulu of Lusaka, a driver of a Toyota Hiace registration number ABP 8743.
He said also convicted Mr. Zulu on three counts of driving a motor vehicle without a driver’s license (PSV), driving a motor vehicle without a valid certificate of Fitness and driving a motor vehicle without a valid Road Tax contrary to the laws of Zambia.
Other persecuting institutes, please apply the same seriousness to the following-;
1) people diverting public funds causing the masses to starve
2) people who misappropriate public funds and influence tenders to be awarded to relatives
3) people who are under-performing at work creating a non-robust or stagnant economy
4) incompetent relatives who are creating chao’s in public institutes entrusted to service the people..
if we could do the following, i believe we shall move an inch further in making this country better.
And, a prosecutor and a newspaper man refusing to pay back to the common man an amount of 14 billion.
Get them proper uniforms; they look like they are the road contractor’s employees.
Welldone RATSA. Keep it up!
15 MOTORISTS ONLY? EVERY ALMOST EVERY ZAMBIAN MOTORISTS ARE DRINKING-DRIVING INCLUDING THE POLICE WHO MAN THE ROAD BLOCKS. IN FACT YOU SHOULD HAVE PROSECUTED THE DRUNK POLICE OFFICERS FIRST. ZAMBIA IS A NATION OF DRINK-DRIVERS. PART OF THE REASON WHY ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS ARE COMMONPLACE.
Wapya munzi, I think some people will learn from this.
If RTSA is serious let them put up road blocks around Arcades, manada hill, Kabwata, Emasdale drinking places on Friday evenings and let us see which names will come to the court. Most likely some of their own officers will be on the list. The major problem we are having is selective justices being practiced in this country. Look at the flash buses, do these buses really pass the fitness tests? Look at the conduct of the drivers for this same company or operator? Why is the operator with the least number of buses brought to book by RTSA?
RTSA – leave us alone!
Zambia has very few perks. Don’t take away the last one we have.
#OneZambia
You need Jesus, prayers and fasting for. This is some of the best news I have heard about Zambia in a long long time.
RTSA keep up the great work. In fact there should be a road block at all major watering holes from thursday to monday.