Inspector-General of Police Kakoma Kanganja has directed traffic police officers to resume foot and motorised patrols and ensure that there is sanity on the road.
The officers will, however, for the time being, not enforce the provisions of the law relating to Road Tax and Road Service Licences.
Mr Kanganja has also directed all traffic Police officers to observe all measures that have been spelt out by authorities as a response to COVID-19.
He has further directed them to enforce the regulation of mandatory wearing of masks on public transport motor vehicles in line with Statutory Instrument number 21 and 22 of 2020.
Mr Kanganja said any public transport motor vehicle where a passenger or passengers will be found without wearing a mask shall be impounded by law enforcement officers and will only be released once unmasked occupants mask up.
He has appealed to all road users to cooperate with the law enforcement officers.
This is contained in a statement issued by Zambia Police Spokesperson Esther Katongo
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Police nonsense is back, I don’t what sanity on the roads that Kanganja is talking about. My appeal is for traffic officers to control their zealousness to extort money from drivers. Some were almost beaten as the crowd and passengers descended on them for abruptly blocking a minibus. Times are hard so people are already agitated. CAUTION!
Kanganja’s statement makes me think police were on holiday. What were they doing? In this PF government, everything is uncoordinated. Meanwhile PF must go!
Police should do whatever they have to do in a polite way. It’s unacceptable to treat fellow Zambians like disrespect and violence. Coronavirus is horrible enough on itself, we don’t need horrible police treatment.
Police should do whatever they have to do in a polite manner. It’s unacceptable to treat fellow Zambians with disrespect and violence. Coronavirus is horrible enough, we don’t need horrible police treatment
Here we go again, the roads were so peaceful without the cops on the road. This is what was promised by pf and sata when they were vying for office. Infact in the first month or 2 after wining, he even ordered the removel of even permanant road blocks just to show that they are working, only for the road blocks and foot patrols to return so intense that motorists are harrased daily for petty things. Even the little money people have is taken away. Motorosts have suffered and are really suffering because of these traffic officers on the road. Please hon kapyongo, over rule this and do the right thing and dont allow this officers on the road, that is one way you will help the public save the little resources they have in this difficult times of covid. It was a good breather for all when…
We know that the intention for this decision is to control the virus by masking up but whilst the government is trying hard to help out businesses in these tough times, if the officers can be told firmly that there job for now is just for this reason and if you divert into doing other issues and if the motorists complain than you will be punished. You will really help the people by saving the little money they have in this difficult times. The last thing we want is the little money we have in our pockets being taken away by these traffic officers coming up with petty and silly offences.
Inspector General of Police, Mr. Kakoma Kanganja has confirmed that the Police never exchanged any gun fire with any one. Four persons have been injured and hospitalized. One person has been arrested and one pistol recovered from him. No deaths have been recorded.” Mr. Kanganja stated that four people were injured and were hospitalized at Kaoma General Hospital. Mr. Kanganja also refuted claims that there was exchange of gunfire betwern the Police and party cadres”-LT
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Criminals in police uniform those so called traffic officers.. do they have any other job apart from extorting money from motorists??
Traffic police officers told to resume foot and motorised patrols of roads.
Please Lusaka times be factual when putting up headlines, the one on top that reads “Traffic police officers told to resume foot and motorised patrols of roads.” is very deceiving in the first place did they obeyed their first instruction of not doing the footing and motorised patrols of roads”?? May in Lusaka not here on the copperbelt. please correct the headline.
We had sanity on our roads when the traffic thieves were taken away. You could drive from point A to point B in a short time. Now, all hell breaks loose again. These police patrols are not good for our dying economy. Instead of creating an enabling Economic environment for Industries to thrive and pay tax, we are busy taxing overtaxed citizens through questionable fines. What a country!