Transport Minister Feston Kaupa told the Department of Road Traffic and Safety Services to crack down harder on drivers after road deaths kept climbing despite existing safety regulations. He met with enforcement officials and the Road Safety Alert Foundation to figure out why policies are not stopping the carnage, and he specifically called out taxi and motorcycle taxi operators for ignoring traffic rules.
Kaupa pointed out that hospitals are swamped with crash victims, and the country keeps losing workers who could have contributed to economic growth. The Road Safety Alert Foundation director, Joel Jere, said his group wants to cut accidents in half before 2030 hits.
DRTSS head Christopher Madalitso Kuyera complained that some transport operators are deliberately blowing off the law, and he promised aggressive enforcement against anyone who keeps breaking the rules.
Kaupa pointed out that hospitals are swamped with crash victims, and the country keeps losing workers who could have contributed to economic growth. The Road Safety Alert Foundation director, Joel Jere, said his group wants to cut accidents in half before 2030 hits.
DRTSS head Christopher Madalitso Kuyera complained that some transport operators are deliberately blowing off the law, and he promised aggressive enforcement against anyone who keeps breaking the rules.
