Minister of Transport Brian Mushimba says the extension of the grace period is to allow for smooth implementation of the law.
Mr. Mushimba says the ministry needs to engage the Ministry of Finance on mechanisms of tax relief to importers of mini buses that will be fitted with seat belts.
The Minister says the current buses in the country do not have a provision for seat belts to be fitted.
Mr. Mushimba says a ban on the importation of such vehicles has been put in place and the extension is necessary for this law to be effected.
He was speaking in an interview with ZNBC News in Lusaka.
Let lungu travel on mazhandu bus without seat belt on
THIS IS HOW BANANA REPUBLICS WASTE TIME ON DEVELOPMENT, THEY CAME UP WITH A LAW WITHOUT ESTABLISHING THE FACTS ON THE GROUND ..NEVER CHECKED THE PRACTICABILITY OF THIS NONSENSE ISSUE ON SEAT BELTS
Do we ve Mazhandu dis tym ba mwisho?.power tools or Zambia-Malawi.
Someone somewhere is thinking of a tender that they can manipulate so they can buy another Ford Ranger for some silly bimbo cashier at a bank.
And are you going to buy baby car seats and install them as well? Useless
i would want to see how this is possible. Who will supply the safety belts? from where? how will they be installed? the small buses, are they included? four people on one seat, and they should have safety belts? i dont think people making such decisions have done Operations Research. they are lacking analytical skills. you burn night driving without understanding what moves in the night, speed limit without understanding that time is a very important factor in business. Is this what HH meant when he said chipantepante polices? Where are the think tanks in this country? I pray that HH comes out soon so that i can ask him on what he meant and what we need to do. Problem of empowering wrong characters.
anyway, Nshaloleshefye