Minister Gabriel Namulambe’s late daughter and two grandchildren at
the Anglican Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Lusaka
VICE-PRESIDENT Guy Scott says he has had enough of visiting hospitals, funeral homes, graveyards and accident scenes because of road mishaps.
Dr Scott says Zambia has unacceptably high levels of road carnage compared to other countries.
He was speaking in Lusaka yesterday at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross during a funeral church service for Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Gabriel Namulambe’s daughter and two granddaughters who died in a road traffic accident.
Mr Namulambe’s daughter, Rosemary, was a grade 11 pupil at Mpongwe Secondary School, travelling from Chirundu in the company of her elder sister, Angela. Angela’s five-year-old daughter Jane Chigunta and a niece Jenipher Chigunta also died in the accident.
“We can’t continue to waste children’s lives like this. Even adults we cannot waste ourselves like this,” Dr Scott said.
The Vice-President called on Mr Namulambe to join in reviving the committee he formed when he entered office two years ago on addressing road accidents for him to keep the memory of his departed.
The committee formed then comprised the Zambia Police, Road Transport and Safety Agency and the Ministry of Home Affairs.
“When you are ready, let us try and give everything we have to try and bring the numbers of road deaths down,” Dr Scott said.
Mr Namulambe described the death of his daughter and granddaughters as the hardest moment of his life.
“I have been disappointed and have passed through some of the difficult times of my life, but the death of my daughter and the granddaughters is the hardest moment I have ever experienced,” Mr Namulambe said.
Mr Namulambe, who broke down and wept while making his remarks, thanked the Church and Government for the support and encouragement that has helped his family cope with the grief.
He appealed to unbelievers to accept Jesus Christ as their Saviour, because he has found comfort in Him.
The three died in a road accident on Kafue road near Chilanga on Monday.
Scott be reminded that accidents have increased after you took over government. Days are labelled!
Kinda of funny just how Donty’s boss instructed RDA in Ndola as a mockery to the fellow citizens sacrificed in that Post Bus to immediately do a dual carriageway between Kabwe and Lusaka.
In Zondwa’s head the whole Country has dual carriageways.
It is sad to learn this. Condolences.
Anyway, it is hard when the funeral visit you at home. How many people have died on they way to Chipata, Copperbelt and Livingstone?. Why ask some from Foriegn affairs to look into this problem rather than Roads personnel or the President himself(RDA).
Get life.
other than drink driving and excessive speed, the other major cause of accidents and deaths on Zambian roads are pot holes, and stationary (broken down) vehicles.
personally whenever I visit Zambia I refuse to drive or take a ride in a car at night
Safety on roads does not start and end with catching drunk drivers only.
RTSA is trying to do something, they must be supported and given enough resources otherwise bonse twalapwa ne misebo iyi ububi.
I totally agree with you Gen, I was in Zambia in April last year. I travelled from Kabwe to Lusaka at night and i was scared with the way some motorists were driving. They could not see clearly what was coming ahead in the opposite lane and 4 or 5 of them were trying to overtake me at the same time. We know the state of roads in Zambia, so the problem is with us drivers.
Donty Scoffy – Whose mandate is it to make the Roads throughout the Country safer and reduce road carnage. The problem is PF projects are all in your heads, and nothing on the ground.
Your boss said he will make due carriageways in 90 days, thus making Roads safer. Don’t think we are as DUMB as YOU.
May their souls rest in Piece.
Scott, wake up and realise that you’re in govt. Revisit the billion promises you pouted out and google the one on road safety. Input into the search engine the cue 90 days and a deluge of promises will jump into your eyes – and blind you. Welenshiki bwela umone ifyo tuleiteka, eli lwanya.
Guy Scott is talking about reviving “a committee he formed when he entered office two years ago on addressing road accidents”. You mean the committee has already died? How many such initiatives and promises need to be revived by these promisemakers? Yaba!
i cant see any statistics to authenticate the claim. as an intellectual he should have quoted a few figures for comparative analysis not just taking gueses. anyway if thats the case, the main culprit is the state of roads in zambia compared to all countries in the region. av been to most neiboring countries. our roads are the worst
Its interesting to note that Zambia is among the highest in terms of road accidents in the region and yet we have the slowest traffic in the region. In Zambia the average speed limit is 120 Km while in other countries its higher
Are you talking the legal speed limits Mention any country with a legal higner speed of over 120km I ve driven in all in SADC states , kulibe mwalabepa abantu
When is the link Zambia going to be accomplished? Roads are very bad, talk of solwezi -chingola road accidents are almost daily, where is RDA?
Road accidents are caused. A poor road system is one of the main causes of road accidents in Zambia. Unfortunately, our ethics are such that funds designated for such infrastructure are usually diverted to our pockets in accordance with the PF slogan of “more money in our pockets in 90 days.”
Ironically, “more money in your pockets in 90 days” was PF’s campaign magma charter. Must we now faulty them for doing exactly what they promised they were going to do?
The program to construct new roads and/or repair existing ones was specifically the one that the head of state chose to personally supervise. This mean’t there was going to be no internal control and there isn’t. Was this an accident or a key factor behind the accidents?