Sun, 11 Feb 2018 11:47:15 +0000 By AARON CHIYANZO THE phasing out of traffic police officers following the introduction of computer-based traffic management system is long overdue as officers were just enriching themselves by extorting money from motorists, Commuters Rights Association of Zambia (CRAZ) president, Aaron Kamuti has said. Mr Kamuti welcomed the introduction of a Road Safety Management System that would utilise a centralised data to track vehicles for various offences throughout the country. Mr Kamuti reiterated that the technology transfer was timely as it would save motorists from unnecessary loggerheads with corrupt traffic officers. He said that traffic police officers were just extorting hard earned money from motorists instead of doing their job. Mr Kamuti suggested that all traffic officers should be transferred to general duties following the launch of a system that would make the work that police officers had been doing on roads more efficient and more accountable. “As CRAZ, […]
