Online Reporter
Freeman Razemba
Senior Reporter
GOVERNMENT will decisively deal with any law enforcement officers who allow any public service vehicles to pass through a roadblock without proper documentation and hold them accountable if fatal traffic accidents subsequently occur.
Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage Minister Kazembe Kazembe said they will not hesitate to deal with those manning roadblocks along that stretch.
He was speaking during the launch of the Traffic Safety Council of Zimbabwe (TSCZ) Easter and Independence Road Safety Education and Enforcement Campaign in Glendale on Monday.
“I would like to reiterate that if a commuter omnibus or any public service vehicle passes through a roadblock with adequate documents to be on the road, including its driver and then is involved in a fatal road traffic accident, we will go back and deal with those that were manning that roadblock. They will have to face the law too,” Minister Kazembe said.
He said improving road safety was not solely the responsibility of the Government but a shared responsibility that requires the active participation of every road user, from motorists to pedestrians and cyclists.
“We encourage all of you to take a proactive role in making our roads safer this Easter. This means observing traffic rules, exercising patience and caution while driving, and being vigilant on the roads,” Minister Kazembe said.
“Road transport represents the most widely used means of transport in Zimbabwe and is the key means for movement for people and cargo across the nation and we ought to take it upon ourselves to maintain the harmony of Zimbabwe’s most dominant means of transportation by reducing road carnage.
“It is our sincere wish that the presence of our campaign teams on the nation’s roads will save lives. It has become increasingly clear that road safety is a key aspect of development and needs to be accorded the seriousness it deserves. This is the key message we are trying to put out to the public this Easter season and beyond.”
