260 kombi drivers nabbed

National Traffic Section said the people were nabbed under the on-going operation code-named “Mapepa Akakwana”.
The operation was launched on June 1 and will end on July 2 to bring sanity on the country’s roads.
It is targeting commuter omnibus drivers and owners.
Police have also impounded 976 commuter omnibuses and arrested 179 operators for employing drivers without requisite documents.
Drivers should have certificates of retest, defensive driving and medical fitness among others.
National Traffic police spokesperson Inspector Tigere Chigome yesterday said since the beginning of the operation, 708 drivers who had no medical endorsements and 598 others without defensive driving certificates were arrested.
“Under this operation, all those arrested will appear in court while others will be fined depending on the gravity of the cases. But our aim is to have them prosecuted so that there would be sanity on the roads,” he said.
Insp Chigome said a total of 70 drivers who are below the age of 25 were also arrested for driving public service vehicles against road traffic regulations. According to the Road Motor Transportation Act Chapter 13:10, public service vehicle drivers should be above the age of 25.
He urged operators to ensure that their vehicles are roadworthy before putting them on the roads.
Insp Chigome reiterated that: “We are also going to carry out intensive campaigns countrywide educating the public on the provisions of the law with regards to the carriage of passengers and requirements of the Road Motor Transportation Act Chapter 13:10 and other traffic regulations.”