Recently I wrote about the uncontrolled consumption of alcohol in the country. One hopes authorities will not allow this type of lawlessness to continue unabated for sometime to come.
Another area where authorities should focus their attention is in the public transport sector.
Recently I boarded a minibus from Kitwe to Kalulushi. Immediately we left the town centre bus stop, we found a roadblock of traffic police near the Central Police Station.
On seeing the roadblock, the driver of the minibus made a detour which made us to take a longer route behind Chisokone market.
The question one asks himself is : Why are these dilapidated minibuses allowed to load passengers at the Bus stops? Why not fish them out and arrest the drivers there?
Roadblocks have been known to be "personal" revenue collection points for some corrupt police officers. They have not in any way stopped unroadworthy vehicles to be on our roads.
The photo shown in the Twitpic link below shows a "door" of a minibus I boarded recently on one of the routes from Kitwe town centre. The locking mechanism is defective. To open the door, one has to pull an electric cable which improvised the actuating mechanism .
Members of the public who board these public transport vehicles don't seem to care either ! Is it not time we took interest in matters that affect our safety and health ?
Dilapidated Public Service Vehicles Twitpic
http://twitpic.com/1vb1l7
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